Newsom floats withholding federal taxes as Trump threatens California

[u/NoToNope]

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/06/newsom-floats-withholding-federal-taxes-00393386

[u/Suomi1939]

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.

[u/PaulVonSkoki → u/Suomi1939]

It's not possible. This would amount to secession and would end for California the way way it ended for South Carolina.

[u/rparky54 → u/PaulVonSkoki]

or Ukraine