He's a longtime friend of mine, one of the leading thinkers when it comes to tax policy and Grover's idea. So right now there is a marriage penalty in how you … In 2017, we eliminated deducting state and local taxes, but allowed a cap of $10,000. … wife can deduct a total of $10,000 on state and local taxes. What Grover suggested as a fix is eliminate the marriage penalty, which means you and your wife would be able to deduct not 10,000, but 20,000. (26:08–26:16)
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Asserts that the 2017 tax cut eliminated the full deduction of state and local taxes, capping it at $10,000.
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