29/11/2017
Message
Oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Dear [Decision Maker],
As a REALTOR and your constituent, I urge you to oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, tax reform legislation being considered in the United States Senate. This bill is a direct threat to consumers and homeowners. Not only will millions of homeowners not benefit from the proposal, many will get a tax increase. Additionally, homeowners could lose substantial equity from the more than 10% drop in home values likely to result if the bill is enacted.
The legislation includes changes to the exemption on capital gains tax from the sale of a primary residence, elimination of the deduction for all state and local taxes, and elimination of the deduction for interest on home equity loans. In addition, the bill restricts the deduction for moving expenses to only active duty military, and also restricts the deduction for personal casualty losses to just Presidentially declared disasters. All this from a bill that is supposed to improve the current tax system.
Not only is this legislation a clear and present danger to American homeownership, it will cost our children and grandchildren $1.5 trillion in new federal debt.
Please reject this bill AND protect middle class homeowners. Do not turn America from a home-owning nation to a home-renting nation.
