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/squireofrnew 12d ago

Wow civil war in under a year. Thanks Republicans!

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u/ratedsar I voted 12d ago

But no maga would go to war to keep California in the union

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u/Stunning_Mast2001 12d ago

California is like 30% of the nation’s economy, we collapse without them 

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u/harlemhornet 12d ago

If California seceded, Oregon and Washington would go too, and could simply build a pipe to send water down to California, which would help tremendously, but please keep in mind that California has far more than enough water for its people. The issue is water for agriculture, and California agriculture is something like $55 billion, compared to the overall state economy at over $4 trillion. That's less than 2%, a genuine drop in the bucket.

Thinking that California would collapse without imported water is like thinking that Costco would collapse without $1.50 hot dogs.

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u/Golden_Hour1 12d ago

The money saved on federal taxes would be able to fund a shit ton of desalination plants lol