By Daniel Vock, includes “Congress could soon have a chance to restore tax breaks that would especially benefit Americans living in places where incomes are high, and government spending is too. … The Tax Foundation, a Washington think tank, estimates that repealing the SALT tax deduction would cost the federal government $380 billion. … That’s why local government leaders, as well as labor unions of public employees like teachers and firefighters, are fighting to repeal the cap. They worry that the 2017 tax changes will ultimately lead to less taxpayer money to provide local services.”