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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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[–] JohnBrownsDream@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago (4 children)

How would this even work? Unless there’s some federal tax that passes through the state instead of going directly to the IRS, it’s not like Gruesome is even in a position to withhold payment, right?

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Yeah it's an empty threat.

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