CTL – I definitely hear you and believe your story. And I feel bad because no matter how much you have, you are entitled to have whatever you came to honestly and living a “richer life” does not entitle others to care less about your loss. I want to ADD, however, that my tax return showed a tremendous drop in my deductions but an increase in other areas, leaving me with almost the same return. And I just helped two other families file their taxes. One received very little in return and one received thousands more, thru various credits, than they would have otherwise received. And that is food money. So while I do NOT belittle your loss, my happiness for those with small kids, private tuitions etc who now get enough more to cover some bills makes it worthwhile in my eyes. And thankfully, two of those families won’t have to pay a fine they can’t afford for not having health insurance that they can’t afford.
Again, my point is not to negate your claim or belittle your complaint, it is to make you aware that there are a lot of people out there who are benefitting greatly. Please be happy for them as they are no less important US citizens than you and yours.