r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/gmen6981 I voted 1d ago

As good as that sounds, there is no mechanism to do it. Employers collect Federal taxes and send them to the Fed. They don't go through the state. Every employer in the state ( many foreign based or not based in Cali) would have to agree to break Federal law and withhold them.

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u/ivegotaqueso 1d ago

It’s still my pipe dream!