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Newsom is warned of ‘criminal tax evasion’ if he withholds federal taxes (www.theguardian.com)

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California governor made threat amid reports Trump is weighing huge federal funding cuts targeting state

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[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Okay but why was he planning on withholding them in the first place?

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 41 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

"Planning" is a big word. Threatening more like.

The gist is that California is basically the source of most of the USA's tax revenue, and gets back less percentage in benefits from the federal government than any other state. They have like the 6th largest economy in the world if they were their own country.

Despite this, Trump has repeatedly threatened to cut those federal programs benefiting California even further. This was Newsom's response.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

California would be the fourth largest if it were a country topping India, Japan, UK, France, Italy, Canada, and Brazil.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

TY for the correction