• Auli@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    How does a state stop paying federal taxes? Is it not the people who pay the taxes?

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      14 hours ago

      It doesn’t. Politico, as usual, is publishing bullshit

      It is unclear how such a proposal would work, and Sherrill’s transition team declined to elaborate.

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      5 hours ago

      Presumably, the state stops kicking up the federal government’s share. And hopefully stops collecting it from state residents during tax season, instead of just pocketing it.

      Edit: it’s probably obvious but this comment is made without any knowledge about how taxes are collected and funneled through government.