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MichMan

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3. States dont pay Federal taxes, individual taxpayers do

Reply to PettyinPinkGirl (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:14 AM

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Not sure what legislation a state could pass that exempted its own residents from the obligations of paying Federal income, social security and Medicare taxes. Currently, those taxes are withheld by employers and sent directly to the US Treasury through the IRS.

A state would have to order the employers to send it to them instead. What happens when the DOJ charges either those employers or the individual taxpayers with tax evasion? Do constituents of these states want their Social Security accounts no longer being funded ?

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Blue States should write legislation to withhold federal taxes [View all] PettyinPinkGirl Wednesday OP

Interesting Raven123 Wednesday #1

Agree. If taxes paid to Feds is just wasted on billionaire tax cuts and Federal programs bucolic_frolic Wednesday #2

States dont pay Federal taxes, individual taxpayers do MichMan Wednesday #3

Exactly this adnoid Wednesday #5

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Wednesday #4

This makes no sense. If a state somehow stole the federal taxes withheld on your check tritsofme Wednesday #6

Sanction the Fed Gov't till things get normal, then give them the money...Would that work? nt mitch96 Wednesday #7