A group of seven Democratic governors joins calls within the party to urge President Biden to repeal the Trump-era limit in State and local tax deductions (SALT).
In a letter sent to the White House on Friday, governors, including New York Andrew Cuomo
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“We must go further and undo the limit imposed on state and local tax deductions (SALT) by the Trump Administration through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017,” argued the governors.
The rule, which was put in place by the former President Trump
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The governors argued on Friday: “For the first time since Abraham Lincoln created the federal income tax, the limit on SALT deductions established a double taxation system, where 11 million Americans were forced to pay taxes on the amount they they paid state, local, and property taxes, to the tune of $ 670 billion over a decade. “
“Like many of President Trump’s efforts, limiting SALT deductions was based on policy, not logic or good governance,” they stated. “This assault was disproportionately directed at Democratic-controlled states, raising taxes on working families.”
“This was unacceptable then, and it is simply unsustainable given the dire economic conditions caused by the pandemic,” the governors added.
Democrats said that while “it was encouraging to hear that Secretary of the Treasury Yellen agreed to work with Congress to ease the $ 10,000 limit on SALT recently,” the Biden administration and members of Congress should “continue these efforts to alleviate this immense financial burden on our residents. ” and completely remove the SALT limit. ”
The joint letter was also signed by the governments. Ned Lamont (Connecticut), JB Pritzker (Illinois), Kate brown
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A growing number of Democrats are aiming to pressure Biden to waive the cap on SALT deductions, including members of the House who have threatened to withhold support for Biden’s $ 3 trillion infrastructure proposal if the cap is not removed.
On Tuesday, Democratic Representatives Thomas Suozzi (NY), Bill pascrell
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Speaker of the Chamber Nancy pelosi
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Pelosi said in a press call: “Hopefully we can put it in the bill. I never give up hope of something like that. [that] It means a lot to the American people. “