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.
I’m not sure how legal it is for CA to stop paying taxes. At the very least, it’s an attempt to attack where it hurts, which is in the money.
Calexit is becoming less and less of a meme every day.
I’d be so God damn happy if we left this shithole nation. And opened up for refugees of the failed state of America.
But it’s what they want… It’s part of the plan… even just the idea to cause uncertainty and confusion… They want to enact material law… running is a choice but fighting fascist racist felon dictators is the only real choice and if they can delay the elections because of civil unrest or whatever bullshit they are trying…
California is basically its own country it has everything it needs… But you can’t fight trump like a politician… You have to play his game and beat him… He’s a bully and a coward… Saying we won’t pay taxes does nothing to protect the people on the streets
So what I’m hearing is… Deploy the Cali National guard to DC and Mar a Lago to defend Trump and the government from unrest in L.A.
I mean that would never happen but sounds like a good time
I see. So, part of the plan to take it over as an independent nation-state run as a neo-feudal technocracy that Curtis Yarvin has advocated?
Trump does not give one rat fuck of an ass about the law. Why the fuck should anyone do anything for the federal government and pay taxes at this point?
Technically trump’s presidency is illegal. But here we are.