Democrats in Four States File a Misguided Lawsuit against Tax Reform

Just when you thought politics in 2018 could not get any more bizarre, four states are now suing the federal government in hopes of mandating a $650 billion tax cut, of which 57 percent would go to the richest 1 percent of families. Rather than push for conventional legislation, the states are asserting that the U.S. Constitution requires this tax cut for the rich. One other thing: the lawsuit was filed by Democrats, not Republicans.

Specifically, the attorneys generals of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland have filed suit in federal court, arguing that the recent tax reform’s capping of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction at $10,000 per filer violates the Constitution. The lawsuit, a pure publicity stunt, is so frivolous and unserious it may as well have been written in crayon.

Read Brian Riedl's full op-ed in National Review here.

Brian Riedl is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a member of E21. Follow him on twitter here.

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