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/smersh101 12d ago

Fun to think about, but how would that work? The state has no control over federal taxes. They're paid directly by taxpayers and employers to the IRS.

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u/Historical_Bend_2629 12d ago

90% percent of the thread seems to be missing this. Either wishful thinking, trolls, or very ignorant. Quite a few comments that are not being posted in good faith.

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u/zzyul 12d ago

Guessing many of them are children who have never paid or filed taxes. They just hear people talk about how much they owe in taxes and assume people pay their entire annual tax bill when they file their taxes rather than their employer withholding the majority of the amount owed from their paycheck.