Letters

Regarding “LaLota Votes for Spending Compromise That Raises SALT Cap, but Only for Five Years” [27east.com, July 3]: People should be aware of exactly how deceptive Nick LaLota’s description of success is, and that the deception is clearly deliberate.

I received Mr. LaLota’s press releases about the SALT cap. At the very bottom of the page, in nearly unreadable, tiny, very light italic-style script were the full details of the scenario that gives a $5,100 savings: a couple earning $250,000 who pay $18,000 in taxes, $12,000 in mortgage interest and donate $4,600.

This scenario applies only to those in the top two tax brackets on the IRS tax tables — and only about 16 percent of the population of Suffolk County.

Finally, we need to learn to do math. If I give away $4,600 to get $5,100, how much have I actually saved?: $500.

None of us is getting anything useful.

Amy Paradise

Hampton Bays