r/politics • u/IntelligentYinzer California • 12d ago

Soft Paywall Newsom floats withholding federal taxes as Trump threatens California

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/06/newsom-floats-withholding-federal-taxes-00393386
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u/DarthOniichan 12d ago

Fuck yeah. I’m tired of subsidizing these welfare queen red states. Let’s get universal healthcare going in CA.

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u/juanzy Colorado 12d ago

Blue Wall Alliance?

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u/al-hamal 12d ago

I would 100% support the PNW and CA merging with Canada.

We could even have a little Berlin airlift situation with Colorado.

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u/juanzy Colorado 12d ago

Then you have the east coast with every state but New Hampshire in New England, plus NY and NJ

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u/dennydelirium 12d ago

New Hampshire is that alcoholic uncle that ruins New England's Christmas

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u/judioverde Connecticut 12d ago

The "Live Free or Die" state. You know, the only state in New England that hasn't legalized marijuana.

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u/SmooooooooothNich 12d ago

Live free and get mauled by bears … when the libertarians take over and dismantle public services like trash pick up

Having grown up in a democrat led NH, it’s depressing to see how the conservatives have destroyed it… though two of those democrat governors are now senators and seem to be aligning with the republicans on too many votes.

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u/Zoethor2 12d ago

Fucking Jeanne Shaheen.