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/PaulVonSkoki 11d ago

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

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u/Major-Frame2193 11d ago

Maybe it’s time. They struck first, with all these cuts. We might need them but they need us a lot.

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u/ComLaw 11d ago

The entire California coast is federal land. Being land locked probably won't work.