OPPONENTS ARE LYING ABOUT TAX REFORM
Posted in Uncategorized by Baba - Nov 29, 2017
The Trump Administration is cutting the size of government. That means less money is needed to pay all those costs. That means taxes can be reduced.
Liberal/Democrat/Establishment/RINO/Socialist folks shudder at the idea of less government and lower taxes. They are portraying the tax reform bill now in the Senate as a sure-fire way to destroy America!
HERE ARE SOME TRUTHS ABOUT THE BILL:
- The standardized deduction would almost double from $6,350 to over $12,000 for single filers.
- The standardized deduction would almost double from $12,700 to $24,000 for married couples filing jointly.
- The tax credit per child would increase from $1,000 to $1,600.
- Simplifying the tax code would allow lower- and middle-income taxpayers to file their taxes using a simple postcard.
- Doing away with the student loan interest deduction will not harm higher education as opponents claim. The average benefit under current law is just $202, not a significant amount. (The unpaid student loan burden on America is currently $1.3 trillion!!)
- The proposed bill will eliminate state and local tax deductions, which are simply unfair subsidizing of wealthier states who also have the highest tax rates.
- Opponents insist that eliminating interest deductions on mortgages up to $1 million will be a tax burden on the middle class. They don’t mention that 96% of American mortgages are under $500,000.(By the way, do they really consider a $1 million mortgage holder to be middle class?).