@catchyourself
Sorry,
residents of your state can’t pay higher Federal Taxes than residents of my state. The Federal tax rates are uniform across the country. Whether an individual avails themselves of Federal deductions has nothing to do with it. Loads of residents of my state don’t itemize or aren’t affected by the 10K cap on state tax deductions.
We pay state income tax (there is no local tax), property tax on both real estate and automobiles and sales tax (which like motor vehicle fees may be deductible after a certain amount). I also pay fire district taxes, Water Pollution Control Authority Taxes (so we don’t send wastewater untreated down stream to red or blue states or the ocean).
and I gladly pay these taxes to be able to live here….. Like Trump, I could have changed my official residence to Florida (I’ve owned a home there longer than him) to avoid state income taxes. But, I don’t also have to avoid state prosecution as he might