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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
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Subject: Re: State Tax Dedudction
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 12:45:47 EDT
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> 	How does every one feel about Regans idea of 
> disallowing State Taxes as a deduction ?
> 
> 	Sounds like double Taxation to Me. Perhaps
> we should all write our congressman.

     Seems like one of the best ideas I've *ever* heard come out of Ronnie
Ray-gun.  Consider:  the marginal cost to a local government of each citizen
is highest when the population density is highest. (else why are NJ, NY, NYC,
CA, etc. the places with the highest local taxes?)  Some people choose to
live in these places anyway, for whatever reason, and end up paying more to
their local governments in taxes than people who live more rural areas.  They
receive more services from their local governments as a result: better
police protection, fire departments, garbage pickup, etc.  
     Up till now, the federal government has been forcing people who live in
low-local-tax areas to subsidize the taxes of the people who choose to live
in the high-local-tax areas.  Disallowing state taxes as a deduction would
stop this.  Do you really think that it was fair for you to force all of the
people in the midwest to help pay your local taxes?  I don't.
-- 
Jeff Sonntag
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