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kairos12

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Reply to MichMan (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 07:25 PM

Jan 2025

This would be a collective Blue State embargo against sending money to the Trump Administration until Red States comply.

Red State Thugs are saying they will embargo federal aid to a Blue State until California makes some unspecified reforms. Fine, Blue States can embargo sending money to Trump and his Red State supporters until their conditions are met.

Financial Civil War. So be it.

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Conditions placed on Aid. I'm all for it. [View all] kairos12 Jan 2025 OP

Yeah but we're stuck with them. mr715 Jan 2025 #1

What type of tax money is sent directly from one state to another? n/t MichMan Jan 2025 #2

None. kairos12 Jan 2025 #3

Other than some excise taxes, the tax money sent to the Federal government comes from individual taxpayers not the state MichMan Jan 2025 #4

Ok. States can take a page from the MAGA "Constitutional" Sherrifis who say they will kairos12 Jan 2025 #6

Great idea MichMan Jan 2025 #7

Sorry, that's just not implementable policy 0rganism Jan 2025 #5