Op-ed by William McGurn, includes “A tax deduction for the rich puts the Vermont socialist on the side of the angels … Mr. Sanders rightly appreciates that the SALT deduction is a big fat tax break for rich people, even if the rich people in question happen to live mostly in blue states. … Republicans, meanwhile, oppose the SALT break.”

By Alexander Bolton, includes “Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) face an uphill battle on one of their top tax priorities, repealing the cap President Trump put on deducting state and local taxes. ”

Op-ed by U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ), includes “The usual set of naysayers are trying to undermine our effort to reinstate the state and local tax deduction — known as SALT — by claiming it’s just a giveaway to the wealthiest Americans. But anyone who actually lives here in Jersey knows that the $10,000 SALT cap imposed by the Red States back in 2017 hit scores of middle class families hard — who are already struggling with high costs.”

TEASER - By Emma Rindlisbacher, includes “Democrats are threatening to hold up President Joe Biden’s signature infrastructure plan, which relies heavily on tax increases, in the hopes that Biden will eliminate the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.”

Includes “Senate President J. Stuart Adams issued the following statement … ‘Utah’s strong economy is a result of smart, conservative economic tax policy. For the 14th year in a row, Utah secured the top ranking for economic outlook in ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States, validating the hard work and dedication of former and current lawmakers.”

By Jonathan Williams, Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore, includes “The new edition finds that even through the pandemic, states with policies such as low or no income taxes and worker freedom are more economically competitive and better positioned for wage growth, job creation and domestic in-migration compared to states with higher taxes and government spending.”

By Laura Davison, includes “Residents of New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut will face the highest tax burdens over a lifetime, according to a new study.”

By Tal Axelrod, includes “At a budget hearing titled ‘Waste, Fraud, Cost Overruns, and Auditing at the Pentagon,’ the vocal progressive noted that the Department of Defense’s (DOD) budget of about $740 billion is the largest in the government and suggested those funds could hinder progress on an array of other issues. ”

Includes “The idea that the Bank of Canada can continue to finance government debt by printing money without a clear commitment to repayment, known as Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), poses enormous risks to the Canadian economy, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan, Canadian public policy think-tank. ”

By David Uren, includes “Financial Times chief economist Martin Wolf has warned that US President Joe Biden’s big-spending stimulus program risks generating a burst of inflation that could lead to a financial crisis and deep recession before the 2024 presidential election. "