it, the rich did pay more. The elimination of SALT did exactly what the libs have been begging for, making "the rich" pay more. Middle income average tax rates went down. From the information I've found, tax revenues also went up. My issue with a new spending bill is that it does nothing to address inefficient government spending now. It's just incremental spending. There is no examination of useless agencies, inefficient procedures and redundant departments. The DOE is a perfect example. There is no reason for the DOE to exist when states and local communities can address education at the local level. And don't even get me started all on the dollars leaving our borders for other countries. I'd be comfortable with tax increases when we're smarter with what we're spending. Until I see progress there, I'm always against tax increases.