So Vermont, Illinois and Maryland citizens need to stop paying federal income taxes (but keep paying FICA for now).
No taxation without representation, or at least "No taxation without providing the services my taxes pay for."
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That slogan hasn’t worked for WDC yet
Technically, DC isn't a state. Which, unfortunately means it's more vulnerable to Trump's manipulation. They don't have the same legal protections.
Maryland should take it's lands back from the feds, kick the fuckers into the sea.
FICA?
Social Security and Medicare.
That said, given the shutdown I guess cutting FICA taxes is fine too.
I don't like cutting funding to public social services.
Fair, but it might end up in Trumps big slush fund the way things are going
Yup, that's what I'm thinking. I mean I'll set the money aside in a bond or fund that will grow, and if I eventually have to pay it, I will. But hopefully there will be a class action which can help shield people while the suit is ongoing
And if the lower courts intervene, SCOTUS will again rule that Trump is King and appointed by God.
At which point, people should start dumping tariffed goods in Boston Harbor, right?
"It's an official act."
And still the people do nothing.
states that are not receiving services they paid for should be storming the white house
They should stop paying their share of federal taxes.
So this asshole is abandoning people that supported him, too.
Always has, always will.
There's a Watergate every fucking day
people in every state voted for him
Perhaps someone should have a talk with him.
Sheesh. Here comes a dictatorship
looks around it been here, homie
Who's going to have the balls to go after these fascist pigs and get them thrown in jail cells when Trump is no longer in office?