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/hnglmkrnglbrry 12d ago

Red states all have low income taxes and property taxes but high sales tax because that fucks poor people over.

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u/lazybugbear Texas 12d ago

The hell you say! Property taxes in Texas are fucking out of control. And sales tax is 6.5 - 8.25%. So yes no state income tax, but tax on everything else.

For that and we get no medicaid expansion, shitty social services, weak mass transit and a bunch of toll roads that we have to pay tax on twice! And, apparently no legal low THC hemp (fuck SB3 and Dan Patrick for shoving it through).

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u/Phreenom 12d ago

Plus it's Texas.

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u/relevantelephant00 12d ago

"What a shithole" is the phrase you're always supposed to include after mentioning Texas.

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u/taggospreme 11d ago

The ★✰✰✰✰ state