RUSH: Hey, do you remember the so-called SALT cap, passed by the Republican Congress in 2017 along with the Trump tax cuts? Congress set a cap, or limit, on the State and Local Tax deductions that individuals could take on their federal tax returns.
Liberals were outraged. They said Republicans came up with this “cap” just to punish Democrat states, with their high state and local taxes. Since blue-state residents couldn’t deduct those taxes anymore, taxpayers would start pressuring Democrats who run their states to lower their taxes. It’s unfair!
Well, on Monday, a federal judge rubbed salt into liberals’ wounds. A district judge dismissed the suit, ruling that the blue states presented no “constitutional principle” preventing Congress from imposing a cap on tax deductions. The Republican Congress acted within their constitutional authority.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — the brother of Fredo — says his state is going to evaluate their options for an appeal.
But for now, liberal rage and liberal ideology took a back seat to the law. It was a rare good day for justice.
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