text: Mine too... I have four children, and the elimination of the personal exemptions will practically half my deductions with respect to past years. I'm expecting this will bring my taxes up by about $5,000. Charitable organizations, including the Church, can expect a drop of contributions, as many people will opt for the beefed up standard deduction, and give up itemizing with all its incentives.
  
  This tax plan seems geared towards increasing the wealth polarization of this society. A very modest tax break will go to the lower end of the income bracket, families who are struggling no matter what, but for whom $1,000 more per year are not going to be life changing anyway. A large portion of the middle class will become poorer by thousands $, and only the very well off will become richer (by a LOT!). Families with children - especially many catholic families, who tend to have more children than the national average - are going to suffer. Where's the outrage of the USCCB?