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President Trump's budget director defended a tax reform plan to eliminate the deductibility of state and local taxes by saying it's not Washington's fault New York's taxes are so high.
Gov. Cuomo, state Democrats and even some Republicans have said high-tax states like New York would be severely hurt if Congress eliminates or changes the federal deductibility of state and local taxes.
"Whose fault is that?," White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told regional reporters, according to the Buffalo News. "Is it the federal government's fault that New York taxes are so high that they're driving people out of the state?"
Mulvaney added that "I don't think it's up to the federal government to save New York from its bad decisions."
Cuomo and state Controller Thomas DiNapoli said eliminating or changing the federal deductibility could cost New York billions of dollars.
But Mulvaney, according to McClatchy, said it's not fair that taxpayers in low-tax states like his home state of South Carolina are helping to subsidize high-tax states like New York.
"If our lives are entirely, exactly the same, we make the same amount of money, we have the same car, our kids go to the same schools — but you live in New York City, and I live in South Carolina, why should I pay more federal taxes than you do?," he said. "Because that's the way the world works right now. And I think you could make the argument that is not fair, that is not right."
W.H. budget boss: feds are not to blame for high taxes in N.Y.
Gov. Cuomo, state Democrats and even some Republicans have said high-tax states like New York would be severely hurt if Congress eliminates or changes the federal deductibility of state and local taxes.
"Whose fault is that?," White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told regional reporters, according to the Buffalo News. "Is it the federal government's fault that New York taxes are so high that they're driving people out of the state?"
Mulvaney added that "I don't think it's up to the federal government to save New York from its bad decisions."
Cuomo and state Controller Thomas DiNapoli said eliminating or changing the federal deductibility could cost New York billions of dollars.
But Mulvaney, according to McClatchy, said it's not fair that taxpayers in low-tax states like his home state of South Carolina are helping to subsidize high-tax states like New York.
"If our lives are entirely, exactly the same, we make the same amount of money, we have the same car, our kids go to the same schools — but you live in New York City, and I live in South Carolina, why should I pay more federal taxes than you do?," he said. "Because that's the way the world works right now. And I think you could make the argument that is not fair, that is not right."
W.H. budget boss: feds are not to blame for high taxes in N.Y.
