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(18,101 posts) Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:46 PM Jan 2017

California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats [View all]

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – The state of California is studying ways to suspend financial transfers to Washington after the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal money from sanctuary cities, KPIX 5 has learned.

Officials are looking for money that flows through Sacramento to the federal government that could be used to offset the potential loss of billions of dollars’ worth of federal funds if President Trump makes good on his threat to punish cities and states that don’t cooperate with federal agents’ requests to turn over undocumented immigrants, a senior government source in Sacramento said.

The federal funds pay for a variety of state and local programs from law enforcement to homeless shelters.

“California could very well become an organized non-payer,” said Willie Brown, Jr, a former speaker of the state Assembly in an interview recorded Friday for KPIX 5’s Sunday morning news. “They could recommend non-compliance with the federal tax code.”

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California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats [View all] pintobean Jan 2017 OP

Trump will just shut down the water going into California. Yes he's that nuts! yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #1

Then we'll have to speed up our solar desalinization in the south. We supply ourselves in the north diane in sf Jan 2017 #2

What do you mean by 'shut down the water going into CA'? Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #3

I think that was made up by the poster. Kingofalldems Jan 2017 #4

Yes, I know... Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Jan 2017 #9

Federal owned, but remember republicans want Blue_true Jan 2017 #14

Remember, most of that federal water is used by Trump's base in the Central Valley Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #19

Half of the water used in CA is for irrigation, stopbush Jan 2017 #33

I believe it's north of that, like, closer to 70% (used, that is) Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #42

Maybe the Colorado River Compact dalton99a Jan 2017 #5

California is not very reliant on that compact. Blue_true Jan 2017 #16

As I learned, SoCal is dependent on the Colorado river... Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #55

NoCal is not heavy red stopwastingmymoney Jan 2017 #63

That maybe true, but... Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #65

Ok, whatever stopwastingmymoney Jan 2017 #66

Since I live on NorCal... Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #67

Thanks for this... Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #51

The Colorado River. politicat Jan 2017 #38

Actually, Colorado's plaines have been doing okay eleny Jan 2017 #58

It is called the Colorado River. former9thward Jan 2017 #41

Wow. Really, the Colorado River isn't a CA river? Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #52

Given how much CA takes from it CA thinks it is. former9thward Jan 2017 #56

Just wait until Trump's goons encounter the battalions of Monkey Wrench gangs Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #8

California is something like 90% self reliant for water. Blue_true Jan 2017 #11

It wouldn't be long before Oregon and Washington follow suit. roamer65 Jan 2017 #13

The three would actually make a fairly sane nation together. Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #28

OR and WA do not supply water to CA. former9thward Jan 2017 #44

OREGON peeps will give Cali water fun n serious Jan 2017 #36

You just elected a Republican in the number 2 job. former9thward Jan 2017 #45

Dennis Richardson will be ousted fun n serious Jan 2017 #46

I was in Portland for the last 3 months of 2016 former9thward Jan 2017 #53

I know. I have no idea what they were thinking fun n serious Jan 2017 #61

Trump California won't like that. hunter Jan 2017 #57

Yup. But California supplies the nations food. itsrobert Jan 2017 #59

finally AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #7

It's simple. Require all federal withholding taxes to be sent to Sacramento. roamer65 Jan 2017 #10

Could this be laying the ground work towards actual secession if executed? Tiggeroshii Jan 2017 #12

I expect the USA to become a loose confederation if Dump is not impeached. roamer65 Jan 2017 #15

I agree. Nt Blue_true Jan 2017 #18

If Trump keeps pushing I hope so Matthew28 Jan 2017 #17

There IS a Calexit movement underway. calimary Jan 2017 #24

organized in Russia. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #30

That would fit Putin's playbook, wouldn' it? Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #29

Yes. Adsos Letter Jan 2017 #34

We in Cali will stay and fight the good fight denbot Jan 2017 #40

I think all the land that was taken from Mexico in an illegal notdarkyet Jan 2017 #20

CA should decalre no federal taxes be withheld. BSdetect Jan 2017 #21

K&R BSdetect Jan 2017 #22

DO IT NOW! fob Jan 2017 #23

I used to live in CA. lark Jan 2017 #32

Washington state should follow California's lead! manicraven Jan 2017 #25

I agree gopiscrap Jan 2017 #39

8 days in and tRump is piling kindling for a war between states and feds. Criminally insane. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #26

That's an idea since blue states are, for the most part, the donor states. Vinca Jan 2017 #27

Just how much better off would CA,OR & WA be if we did so? Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #31

Maybe they can pass a law requiring all in-state collected federal taxes Scalded Nun Jan 2017 #35

K&R! red dog 1 Jan 2017 #37

We could "intercept" those funds. denbot Jan 2017 #43

Really? former9thward Jan 2017 #47

The collection point for Medicare SS FICA is at the point of origin. denbot Jan 2017 #49

No, the money coming to the people comes from DC. former9thward Jan 2017 #54

Likely not. denbot Jan 2017 #62

"intercept" those funds? red dog 1 Jan 2017 #50

I love my state!! SHRED Jan 2017 #48

Certainly. Dawson Leery Jan 2017 #60

Just think of the weed tax alone that we could keep! JTFrog Jan 2017 #64