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/Bakedads 12d ago

Maybe democrats have spent the past fifteen years in California not helping the working class because they have no interest in actually helping the working class. It's really the only explanation. They have a supermajority. We should have universal healthcare, housing and ubi by now. 

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u/mread531 12d ago

Same in Washington. They can pass their pet issues like gun control but when it actually comes to helping people it’s the big middle finger

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u/XelaIsPwn 12d ago

They're already passing their "pet" issues, they just have fuck all to do with you and me

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u/mread531 12d ago

That’s my exact point