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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is floating a federal tax boycott (www.cbsnews.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31108228

As tensions escalate between California and the Trump administration over immigration, another potential battlefront is emerging over taxes.

The spat began with reports that the Trump administration is considering cutting funding for California's university system, the largest higher education system in the nation with about 12% of all U.S. enrolled students.

In response, Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote Friday afternoon in a social media post that California provides about $80 billion more in taxes to the federal government than it receives in return.

"Maybe it's time to cut that off, @realDonaldTrump," Newsom said.

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[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

If all democrat states stopped providing more taxes than they receive, the republican states would instantly start suffering. Look up the amounts each state provides and receives, then find the pattern.

Unfortunately, this would result in many innocent people suffering as well, as much as I would like to see it happen.

[–] gaja@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago

When needs and comfort are challenged, people are forced to act. Currently, people are being kidnapped, politics are riddled with corruption, and there's rampant corporate brainwashing. We need people to break outside there 8-5 work days and demand change before it's too late.

This is to say that Republicans are sheltered in their rural country lives living on hand outs through assistance they couldn't even begin to comprehend. This is a step in shifting the focus towards the class war.