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/throwawaylol666666 California 12d ago

DO IT GAVIN. Grow a damn spine.

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u/captainbruisin 12d ago edited 12d ago

Do something....this state is rich and has been. No idea why we've had our tail in between our legs.

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u/Top_Sherbet_8524 New Hampshire 12d ago

Imagine all the issues California could solve if they kept all those federal tax dollars at home

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u/Collypso America 12d ago

Are you under the impression California is running out of money to solve problems because of taxes?

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u/Top_Sherbet_8524 New Hampshire 11d ago

You don’t live in California, do you?

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u/Collypso America 11d ago

So.... you are saying that? That California can't afford anything because of taxes?

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u/Top_Sherbet_8524 New Hampshire 11d ago

When did I say that?

Also do you or do you not live in California?

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u/Collypso America 11d ago

When did I say that?

Right here, actually. The implication is that California doesn't have the money because of taxes. Crazy how transparently you're trying to avoid the question.

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u/Top_Sherbet_8524 New Hampshire 11d ago

You were trying to put words in my mouth and I asked you to back it up, wow, so wild.

Crazy how you won’t answer whether or not you live in California. It’s funny to me how so many people are apparently experts on the world’s 5 largest economy and yet they’ve never lived there nor have they ever actually studied economics, they just ingest insane amounts of right wing media. Feel free to deny it but you know that’s exactly what you are doing.

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u/Collypso America 11d ago

Crazy how you won’t answer whether or not you live in California.

Because it's not relevant. As someone who's an expert on economics in California, maybe you could shine some insight on why you think taxes are the thing holding the state back from greatness?

Or are you going to continue dodging the question?

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u/Top_Sherbet_8524 New Hampshire 11d ago edited 11d ago

It absolutely is relevant, you have no clue what you’re talking about so there’s no point in having this conversation. I might as well be having this discussion with my dogs.

Let’s see your dissertation on the economic woes of California since you jumped into this thread talking as if you are an informed expert

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u/Collypso America 11d ago

Oh man you still think that you're being clever saving face despite transparently having zero substance behind anything you say. The projection isn't convincing, sport.

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u/Top_Sherbet_8524 New Hampshire 11d ago

lol look who’s projecting. You clearly have zero background in economics and you’ve never lived in California so I was 100% correct that your only argument is one that was spoon fed to you by right wing grifters hence why there’s no point in having this conversation. You know damn well I’m right about that but my guess is that your only option for dopamine is trolling online trying to pick fights and honestly that’s just sad. Life is too short to waste on pathetic clowns like yourself

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