‘There Are No Yachts in Falls Church’: Debate Over State and Local Tax Deduction Flares

Route Fifty: Local government officials made a case to U.S. House lawmakers on Tuesday that the recently imposed cap on a federal deduction for state and local taxes is hurting their communities.

These claims elicited pushback from Republicans, who countered that restoring the so-called SALT deduction in full would mainly be a boon to wealthier Americans. The GOP lawmakers also suggested lower state and local taxes might help alleviate pain for taxpayers.

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