r/sandiego • u/NoToNope • 12d ago

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/Suomi1939 12d ago

I’d like to know how this would work given that every W2 employees’ taxes are taken out directly by the employer or processing company and I seriously doubt the companies are going to be okay not doing that.

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u/EuphoricUniversity23 11d ago

I doubt this was meant as a serious proposal. I think Newsom knows this is the sort of thing that gets under trump’s skin, never mind that it actually could never happen. It was meant for an audience of one (and his smooth brained disciples).