The common mantra in Blue States is that the “rich” don’t pay their “fair share” of taxes. Liberals are always bringing up this accusation, filling news papers and campaign ads with the same claim. Yet now that President Donald Trump’s tax plan would remove one of the greatest tax deductions from the rich, we have liberals claiming how evil such an action would be.

Under the president’s plan, an individual would no longer be able to deduct state income tax from their income in determining how much they owe to the Federal Government. With a raise in other deductions, this removal primarily affects those making over $100,000 a year.

Currently, every dollar that states tax in income tax is less funds taken by the Federal Government. If Liberals really want the “rich” to pay their “fair share,” then shouldn’t they be paying to both the Federal and State Governments? Why should America tolerate a system where a few states are able to divert Federal revenues directly into their coffers then demand even more from the government?

This also creates a secret state subsidy in high tax states. Often, Liberals claim that Liberal states don’t receive as much proportional funding as other states. However, these states are receiving their dollars directly from higher revenue that is not taxed at the Federal level, thus giving them far more funds. Under the president’s plan, this secret slush fund would disappear, providing more funds to be dispersed in order to provide actual needs instead of propping up extremely expensive social welfare systems that do not work.

With the current system, states that charge little or no income tax are heavily penalized by Federal taxes whereas states with high income taxes receive a benefit. A state that primarily raises revenue through sales tax suffers greatly against a state that earns revenue through the income tax, even though a sales tax is far more fair.

The issue is not about individuals paying a “fair share” of taxes but Liberals recognizing that their socialized policies would fail if they were forced to fairly compete against other states. States like California, New York, or Maryland would lose even more residents to states with reasonable taxing policies, such as Florida.

The only reason for the rich staying in these high tax states is that the supposedly “high” tax burden lessens their other tax burdens. If this were to change, then these rich Liberals would either move, rebel against the abusive Liberal policies, or actually pay the expense for these broken systems.

We have learned two things from the response to the president’s plan: first, that the Liberals do not want the rich to pay their “fair share” but only to pay funds that prop up Liberal social policies, and, second, that Liberals will take any stance they can to oppose President Trump even if it makes them look foolish and hypocritical.

From a Conservative perspective, the president’s tax plan is net neutral. Loop holes allowing rich Liberals to dodge paying Federal taxes would be closed, which would require them to actually suffer from the policies that they endorse. Those states that rely on reasonable taxation policies will no longer be penalized by Liberal abuses. Furthermore, the tax plan as a whole will be streamlined, which will help the common worker.