Repealing the SALT deduction cap is not the way to help the middle class

Published May 12, 2021 11:00am ET



Many politicians in high-tax states want it, but that isn’t a good reason to bring back the unlimited state and local tax deduction.

Since the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 passed, the limit on state and local taxes one can deduct on the federal income tax returns is $10,000. While a couple of socialists, such as Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, don’t want it to return, Democratic leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California are for it, and they’re not alone. Even members of “the Squad” such as Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley have voted in the past to raise the SALT deduction cap to $20,000.

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