When are we going to start withholding our taxes we pay to the Federal government?

[debsy]

When are we going to start asking our blue state governments to withhold sending money to the Federal government? Something needs to be done.

[Blues Heron]

1. You first

[Coventina]

2. I know several people who are doing this. Obviously I am not naming them.

They've changed their status to "Exempt" with falsified documents.

I would never do it myself, I'm not smart or reckless enough to try and pull that off.
I have some respect for those who do.

On edit: They plan to change that if/when the regime changes.

Also: with the IRS gutted, who's going to notice or care?

[Progressive dog]

3. The money is withheld

from most peoples' paychecks and the states don't collect Federal money.

[debsy]

4. I mean states withholding money they send to the Feds

I mean states withholding the money they send to the Feds, as described here:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trumps-funding-freezes-states-new-gambit-withholding-federal-money-rcna215212]

Yes, there are challenges to that idea but it could be done under certain circumstances.

[Progressive dog]

6. From the article

More immediate practical obstacles, they explained, stem from the fact that there’s vastly more money flowing from the federal government to the states than the other way around.

[Wifes husband]

7. Certain circumstances

Please enlighten us on what those "certain circumstances" are.

[MichMan]

5. States don't collect the money

Employers collect it and send it to the US Treasury. Penalties for keeping it and not submitting are pretty steep I believe

[Wifes husband]

9. Very significant penalties

I believe it was H. L. Mencken who said "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong".

[bluestarone]

8. As much as i would like to,

I'm thinking THAT could give TSF more reason to use military in our cities.

[debsy]

10. What about boycotts and community organizing?

I found this on Common Dreams. It offers suggestions on how to further resist:

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/need-more-resistance-trump]

[tritsofme]

11. So what...you want states to steal tax dollars from individuals and businesses

that were intended for the federal government? Because that’s who pays the lion share of taxes, not states

It’s hard for me to think of a dumber idea, even if a state managed to steal the money, the individuals and businesses would still owe what they owe, plus interest and penalties, while state officials are probably facing federal felony charges.

[debsy]

12. Dumb idea it is!

I’ll leave it at that!

[Hekate]

13. YOU pay your Federal taxes to the IRS. YOU. So you just go right ahead and tell the freaking IRS ...

…that you are not sending them your taxes this year or ever again. Good luck with that.