This is amazing, let’s go! Blue states are fighting back against Trump’s threats to withhold funding by introducing bills that give the federal government a taste of its own medicine. The strategy? If D.C. refuses to pay what it owes, states like Connecticut, Maryland, New York, and Wisconsin could withhold federal payments in return.
Blue states are net contributors: States like California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Illinois consistently send more in federal taxes than they get back in federal funding.
Red states are net recipients: Many red states receive more in federal aid than they contribute in taxes, essentially subsidized by blue states.
Blue states prop up the system and now they’re done being punished for it. The next question? Whether taxpayers in those states can also push back. We need clarity: can individuals withhold federal tax when the government fails to deliver on its end?
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