They couldn’t do it in the OBBB, but they need to do it soon. Otherwise, seniors doing their taxes will realize they still have to pay taxes on 85% of social security. That is because the $6K deductible doesn’t affect the calculation to determine whether you pay taxes on social security. It doesn’t take that much of a pension and/or IRA pay outs to put seniors over the line. $720 savings is nice, but no where near no tax on social security.