Poll: Majority of Americans say they are not seeing change in paychecks due to tax cuts

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32. My taxes for 2018 and going forward have nearly doubled

My accountant prepared a projected 2018 tax return to help figure my estimated taxes for 2018. Because of the changes in deductions, I am no longer able to itemize. This has added more than $15,000 back into my income and resulted in my tax liability nearly doubling from past years. What makes it worse is I am on a fixed income with pretty much no COLA's so I guess -- what, I'm supposed to now deplete my modest savings to pay my exorbitantly higher taxes? Thanks so much to the idiots in Washington who in their own self interest thought it was a good idea to pass this new tax law.

I'm happy that some people have benefited from this law. I know some people who still work saw small increases in their pay checks, and that's great. For people who never itemized, the higher standard deductions might be better, although honestly, with the removal of the personal exemption, I still think a lot of people won't do as well. However, I'm really tired of reading so many articles about how well people are doing under the new law. Most of the people I know are doing worse and I'd like to see more coverage reflecting that reality.