I read Ken Bank’s letter (“Burdensome Taxes,” 9/19) in which he took certain politicians to task about his limitations on how much in state and local taxes he would be able to deduct on his federal tax return. He laid the major blame at the feet of President Trump and one of our local congressmen, Tom MacArthur. Mr. Bank has misplaced his ire.

The tax reform that was recently passed by Congress and signed by the president was a long, drawn-out process where many alternatives were discussed,…