> Some economists have argued that capping the SALT deduction invigorates economic growth by leveling pressure against high-tax states (like NY, NJ, Connecticut, and Maryland) to lower their tax rates and balance their budgets. It also prevents, to a certain extent, a subsidization of high-tax states by individual in lower tax-states. Imagine forcing high-tax states to live within their means, instead of forcing other states to share the burden. That's got to be racist, or fascist, or something the left doesn't like.