Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.org · 7 days agoFederal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic statesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up160cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up160external-linkFederal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic statesapnews.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.org · 7 days agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squarecattywampas@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoThere’s not really a way to do that. People pay the fed tax money directly, the states don’t do it.
minus-squareaarch0x40@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-27 days agoBlue states are discussing the options to implement such a system https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/06/could-california-really-withhold-tax-money-from-the-u-s-if-trump-cuts-federal-funds/
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoI’m always amused when people don’t understand the difference between an impossibility and something that just wasn’t being done before.
minus-squareP03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoAnd then when the army comes to force the issue, then what?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoOh jeez buddy the threat of violence better just roll over and present ourselves like good little liberals
minus-squareTehPers@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoThe linked article also says that they aren’t sure how CA would hold back taxes. That they’re considering it an option anyway is interesting, though. Maybe they have a way they just haven’t shared yet.
There’s not really a way to do that. People pay the fed tax money directly, the states don’t do it.
Blue states are discussing the options to implement such a system
https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/06/could-california-really-withhold-tax-money-from-the-u-s-if-trump-cuts-federal-funds/
I’m always amused when people don’t understand the difference between an impossibility and something that just wasn’t being done before.
And then when the army comes to force the issue, then what?
Oh jeez buddy the threat of violence better just roll over and present ourselves like good little liberals
The linked article also says that they aren’t sure how CA would hold back taxes.
That they’re considering it an option anyway is interesting, though. Maybe they have a way they just haven’t shared yet.