Saving the Blue States From Higher Taxes

That appears to be the goal of at least one House Democrat:

One irony of the tax increase that arrives on January 1 is that the it will hit residents of high-income, Democratic-leaning states like California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York the hardest. This is a problem for pro-tax Democrats.


Enter New York Representative Jerrold Nadler, who wants to exempt his own six-figure constituents from the tax hike he supports. Mr. Nadler's bill would "require the IRS to adjust tax brackets proportionally in regions where the average cost of living is higher than the national average."


In other words, the various tax brackets would apply to residents in certain regions at higher income levels versus other parts of the country. A family with an income of $50,000 or even $1 million in Manhattan would pay less federal income tax than a family with the same earnings in Omaha. The bill is called the Tax Equity Act, but a more accurate title would be the Blue State Tax Preference Act.

The fact that New York is a high tax state is not the fault of Nebraskans, who would be asked under Nadler's law to pay more of a federal tax burden than New York residents. There's no "equity" in that at all. Why not demand that New York reduce their tax load on their residents instead?

Democrats want higher taxes...for everybody but themselves.