Democrats have now added a new provision to Joe Biden’s massive new social spending bill which will drastically cut taxes for many wealthy Americans.
Democrats have now added a new provision to Joe Biden’s massive new social spending bill which will drastically cut taxes for many wealthy Americans.
The Details: The provision calls for the itemized deduction cap for state and local taxes (SALT) to be raised from $10,000 to $80,000.
The extended cap would be in effect through 2030 at which time it would return to the original cap of $10,000
Why it’s Important: Though Democrats have claimed the provision would help ‘middle class’ families in reality most of the benefits would go to upper income brackets, those making $254,000 to $867,000 per year. Potentially calling into questions Democrats’ long time claims to being a party of the poor and working class.
What People are Saying:
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) says he doesn’t want to expand the SALT deduction at all in Build Back Better.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 17, 2021
He says he’s “not a big fan” of the idea. “Because I think it gives tax breaks to the wrong people.”
There's a SALT caucus dedicated to uncapping the SALT deduction. Of it's 30 Representative members, 28 represent districts in CA, NY, NJ, or IL. Those are the confiscatory tax policy blue states that benefit at the expense of the rest of the American taxpayers.
— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) November 18, 2021
"The SALT deduction would predominantly help affluent taxpayers in high-tax states, as they are much more likely to be facing high local tax bills."https://t.co/UwpQLIaq4U
— Andrew Wilkow (@WilkowMajority) November 16, 2021
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