As much as I do or don't like Bernie or Elizabeth, the democrats really need a fresh approach and a new face. If the dems rely on old politics of the Hillary or Bernie irk we might be stuck with another round or Trump or Kasich. I think Kasich is as much a part of the Trump resistance as anyone and I'd bet he's already scheming.
The Washington Post brought up an issue I'd not thought of. Now that fewer people will itemize, some of the tax benefits of charitable giving will go away.
Despite my admiration for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie, I wholeheartedly agree. Someone with the youth, vigor, and intellect of former President Obama would be fine with me.
Kasich just signed an intrusive (and likely illegal) abortion ban. I'm pretty sure he's off any list of acceptable Resistance candidates.
I see California is considering the tactic of calling some (mandatory) payments “charitable contributions” to get around the SALT cap. Sort of like when the Obama administration tried arguing that the individual mandate penalty wasn’t really a tax.
Considering that something like 32% of CA taxpayers itemize and the average itemization is $22,000 it's not surprising that our representatives in Sacramento would be looking for ways to deal with this. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out, and if successful, how long before every other blue state does something similar.
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