I am amazed.  All of a sudden, Democrats are talking about the Constitution and double-taxation.  In what possible way would Congress taking away a deduction be declared unconstitutional?  If it was constitutional to put the deduction in the tax code, it is constitutional to take it out.  That is a simple concept. From an AP article titled "States exploring tax changes in response to federal overhaul": "I'm certainly not a constitutional lawyer, but the notion that this is not constitutional is something we want to pursue," said Phil Murphy, New Jersey's Democratic governor-elect. California state Senate [p]resident [p]ro [t]em Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat who is running for the U.S. Senate[,] ... [said:] "Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be subject to double-taxation, especially not to line the pockets of the Trump family, hedge fund[-]managers[,] and private...(Read Full Post)