MuskyMelon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoNewsom floats withholding federal taxes as Trump threatens Californiawww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 days agoHow would CA even do this? Most of the taxes go from people to the feds without the state as an intermediary.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAre you saying Newsome is so smart and brave he risks checks notes putting individual constituents at risk?
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 days agoDoge just gutted the irs. Who will collect? CA could just offer an service to run the irs around in circles or even pay for your audit.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 days agoCreate an escrow account, and tell CA businesses that federal withholding goes there. Same with payments by individuals. Maybe some won’t. But most probably will. Especially if you plan to tell them you’ll fund Medicare/aid and snap from it.
minus-squareMangioneDontMiss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·3 days agowhere there is a will, there is a way.
How would CA even do this? Most of the taxes go from people to the feds without the state as an intermediary.
Are you saying Newsome is so smart and brave he risks checks notes putting individual constituents at risk?
Doge just gutted the irs. Who will collect?
CA could just offer an service to run the irs around in circles or even pay for your audit.
Create an escrow account, and tell CA businesses that federal withholding goes there. Same with payments by individuals.
Maybe some won’t. But most probably will. Especially if you plan to tell them you’ll fund Medicare/aid and snap from it.
where there is a will, there is a way.