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Four Blue States Sue Over Tax Reform. It May Be the Dumbest 'Resistance' Lawsuit Yet.
'Who's up for some stupid, resist-y blue state posturing that will almost certainly end up being a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars and resources? New York liberals, that's who. If you click on the tweet below and open it on your browser, you'll see scores of responses from Empire State Democrats cheering on their state Attorney General's meritless, doomed stunt, which purports to seek the invalidation of a duly-enacted federal tax provision based on...well, something. There's some legal jargon thrown in here, but this little misadventure is truly nothing more than pure signaling. She might as well just come out and say, "we're suing Republicans because we don't like them and don't think they should be in charge of things:'"
The federal legislature capping a federal tax deduction, evenly applied across all 50 states, is 100 percent constitutional. New Yorkers (and residents of a handful of liberal northeastern states who've signed onto this silliness) enjoy no constitutional "right" to have any particular portion of their state and local taxes eligible to help defray their federal tax bill.
"This is a completely idiotic lawsuit. Idea that limiting a federal tax deduction in a way that applies equally to all states is a violation of state sovereignty is absurd."
If taxpayers in tax-happy states start to feel a greater pinch because of the heavier levies imposed upon them by their state representatives and governors, they can demand that those representatives reduce their taxes, vote for new representatives who prioritize lower taxes and fiscal restraint, or move to a place where more appealing laws are on the books. Suing the federal government as a "solution" is a legal and intellectual dead end."
'Who's up for some stupid, resist-y blue state posturing that will almost certainly end up being a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars and resources? New York liberals, that's who. If you click on the tweet below and open it on your browser, you'll see scores of responses from Empire State Democrats cheering on their state Attorney General's meritless, doomed stunt, which purports to seek the invalidation of a duly-enacted federal tax provision based on...well, something. There's some legal jargon thrown in here, but this little misadventure is truly nothing more than pure signaling. She might as well just come out and say, "we're suing Republicans because we don't like them and don't think they should be in charge of things:'"
The federal legislature capping a federal tax deduction, evenly applied across all 50 states, is 100 percent constitutional. New Yorkers (and residents of a handful of liberal northeastern states who've signed onto this silliness) enjoy no constitutional "right" to have any particular portion of their state and local taxes eligible to help defray their federal tax bill.
"This is a completely idiotic lawsuit. Idea that limiting a federal tax deduction in a way that applies equally to all states is a violation of state sovereignty is absurd."
If taxpayers in tax-happy states start to feel a greater pinch because of the heavier levies imposed upon them by their state representatives and governors, they can demand that those representatives reduce their taxes, vote for new representatives who prioritize lower taxes and fiscal restraint, or move to a place where more appealing laws are on the books. Suing the federal government as a "solution" is a legal and intellectual dead end."
