I don’t blame them. People can’t afford Bidenomics. I see people complaining all the time but elections have consequences.

I make a lot of money, so I am weathering it just fine. I am just not able to save as much as I would like.

As I said previously, I am not a fan of Trump but groceries were much cheaper under Trump. The cost of items was cheaper under Trump.

I can’t think of any way my life was worse under Trump.

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    I have no desire to pay more in taxes but I also accept it’s the cost of civilized society.

    Most liberals are fairly dumb as they think Trump’s “tax cuts” impacted the poor the most. The SALT tax cap was a smart move on Trump’s part where it was a hidden tax on the rich. That is what nailed my taxes hard, but as a conservative, my state taxes shouldn’t be a tax write-off for my federal taxes. Each coffer needs filling exclusive of the other.

    As I said, I am not overly partisan. You have to look at the polices and view them as good or bad, without looking at the party.

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      I have no desire to pay more in taxes but I also accept it’s the cost of civilized society.

      If the Trump tax increases had coincided with an increase in public services, that would have been one thing. But they coincided with lower taxes on richer business owners, so I was opposed. I don’t see why lower taxes on rich assholes should be my burden to bear but then I’m not Paul Ryan.

      The SALT tax cap was a smart move on Trump’s part where it was a hidden tax on the rich.

      I mean it wasn’t very hidden, and it wasn’t on the “rich”, it was on me.

      That is what nailed my taxes hard, but as a conservative, my state taxes shouldn’t be a tax write-off for my federal taxes.

      Of course they should be. Don’t be absurd.

      Each coffer needs filling exclusive of the other.

      But they aren’t “exclusive.” States receive large portions of their operating funding from Federal grants, but with the SALT cap, the state gets two bites at my income. That’s unjust and something conservatives used to say they care about. Of course, it was always lies, wasn’t it?

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        I mean it wasn’t very hidden, and it wasn’t on the “rich”, it was on me.

        And the rich payed even more. You think rich people have cheaper property taxes than you?

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          And the rich payed even more. You think rich people have cheaper property taxes than you?

          Do you think SALT is a cap on property taxes or something? What are you talking about?

          Taxes on the rich declined under Trump. Of course they did - he’s a Republican. And rich, too, at least that’s what he always said.

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              The amount of state income tax, specifically.

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                  SALT doesn’t have anything to do with property tax.

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                    Yes it does. I even cited you an article. It’s literally what salt means. State and local Taxes

                    I’ll cite you something from the irs now. Rarely do I see someone so confident when they are wrong.

                    https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-20-75.pdf

                    (1) Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) generally allows a deduction for certain taxes for the taxable year within which paid or accrued, including: (i) State and local, and foreign, real property taxes