I live in the highest property tax state. The current SALT cap doesn’t bother me – because the standard deduction is a better deal. That is true for most people who do not benefit from itemizing deductions.
The people who pay the highest property taxes live in the largest houses in the priciest areas and can itemize above the standard limit.
Could these also be the highest income families?
How would the lost revenue be replaced if the cap is raised?
The pledge to restore SALT swayed few voters because its benefits flow to a fairly small group. Only about 10% of filers now itemize deductions, thanks to the 2017 reform that lifted the standard deduction. This year that standard deduction is $30,000 for married couples. If the SALT cap were doubled, about 74% of the gains would go to households earning more than $200,000 a year, according to the Tax Foundation. Source: Wall Street Journal 1-13-25
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SALT affects a number of middle class taxpayers – those who are paying far in excess of $10,000 in state and local, income and property taxes, where they also might have other deductions that leaves them itemizing.
That said, flat tax, of 15% on every dollar of income (with current definitions of income, no exemptions, no deductions, etc. for individual taxpayers), starting with the first dollar, changing withholding as necessary so that 90+% of Americans do not have to file a tax return (a la some city governments)
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AL LINDQUIST
Don’t hold your breath for a flat tax–too simple–not complicated–special interests have less interest–never happen in my lifetime.
Love the house shown–property tax is just ridiculous–best way to keep out the middle class/poor/and immigrants (illegal) is to tax the heck out of them or maybe zoning requirement for acreage.
That home could house a migrant family in a sanctuary state–as much chance at that happening as there is a flat tax.
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