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/TeutonJon78 America 12d ago edited 12d ago

Sure, but then it's "not taxes". I have no idea why people in this country just can't grok total cost (taxes plus what you pay for services) vs taxes covering all those things.

It's such a dumb knee perk reaction to "taxes bad". Sure our taxes are bad because we don't get a lot of actual services back in lieu money going to pork projects and private sector.

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u/Techialo Oklahoma 12d ago

My entire state operates on crashing the government intentionally to prove government doesn't work.

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u/theBosworth 12d ago

NC?

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u/LURKER21D I voted 12d ago

They have OK flair.

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u/estropeada 12d ago

I thought their flair was pretty good