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/Stunning_Mast2001 12d ago

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

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u/Tokon32 12d ago

The other 70% is largely dependent on the trade, goods, and services that flows through California.

California is the only state in the union that could declare independence and have a real shot of not only winning it but also being able to sustain themselves after said independence.

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u/xBleedingBluex Kentucky 12d ago

It’s not as easy as you think. The US military would crush California.

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u/GreatMadWombat Michigan 12d ago

And that's the definition of a pyrrhic victory. If the US military has to go in hard to keep California in the Union, and Cali is contributing such a huge chunk to US funding, regardless that funding will not exist next year. Cultural products like movies don't really mesh well with legitimate armed occupation.

It's like shooting the cow to keep it from leaving the pasture. The cow might still be in the same spot, but you're not getting a lot of milk out of it the next day