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    George Skelton: Trump's cap on tax deductions hurt Californians. It's time to stop the bleeding

    by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times Nov 16, 2021 3 minutes

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A petty tax injustice is close to getting erased — if the middle class can avoid being mistakenly labeled "rich" and undeserving.

    Let me explain.

    Remember the longtime federal tax break on state and local taxes that was gutted four years ago by President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress?

    It may be largely restored as part of President Joe Biden's and the Democrats' $1.85 trillion social safety net bill that Speaker Nancy Pelosi hopes to bring to a vote this week in the U.S. House.

    Before the Trump-GOP butchery, we could deduct

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