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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days ago Blue states should stop paying taxes. States don’t collect taxes on behalf of the federal government.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoYes, it would be very logistically challenging. However if it were to succeed it cannot be piecemeal, it must be organized from the top down, with state-funded resources to help bail out those who the IRS retaliates against.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days ago state-funded resources to help bail out those who the IRS retaliates against. That’s been the hang up for a while. How much are state officials willing to do in defiance of the federal government? To date, not much
States don’t collect taxes on behalf of the federal government.
Yes, it would be very logistically challenging. However if it were to succeed it cannot be piecemeal, it must be organized from the top down, with state-funded resources to help bail out those who the IRS retaliates against.
That’s been the hang up for a while. How much are state officials willing to do in defiance of the federal government?
To date, not much