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Listening to the concerns of the average American, Congressional Republicans announced on Thursday that they planned to keep popular tax deductions for student loans and medical expenses while adding a $10,000 cap to state and local tax deductions (SALT) in their tax bill. But ABC’s prominent Clinton lackey, George Stephanopoulos either didn’t get the memo or was out to mislead the public during Sunday’s Good Morning America because he claimed the GOP had eliminated SALT altogether.
“Okay. A great Christmas gift to middle-income people. Is that true,” GMA co-host Paula Faris asked Stephanopoulos in a skeptical tone that mocked President Trump’s description of the tax bill.
“It depends on where you live and how many kids you have. Broadly, generally, most middle-class people in most of the country will get some kind of a tax cut, with a couple of caveats,” Stephanopoulos asserted. “It could go down, or you could even see your taxes raised if you live in a high tax state like New York, New Jersey where the deduction for state and local taxes has been eliminated.”
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