That ignores the effect of wealth inequality in the US. You may not know a lot of people who itemize, but our elite / political class does at almost a 100% rat

That ignores the effect of wealth inequality in the US. You may not know a lot of people who itemize, but our elite / political class does at almost a 100% rate. So long as they want / use it, it will 'trickle down' to others. https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-are-itemized-deductions-and-who-claims-them#:~:text=In%20recent%20years%2C%20about%2030,and%20medical%20and%20dental%20expenses https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-are-itemi....