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In reply to the discussion: 'Liens on their property': Dem reveals blue states' secret weapon against Trump [View all]Farmer-Rick
(11,884 posts)23. How would retaliation from pedo Trump actually work?
So the State collects federal taxes from the employees and sits on it. The state will give the employee a W-2, showing he paid. When the employee files he uses his W-2 as proof he paid his taxes on his labor.
I once had boss who was skimming off my FICA tax. He was investigated by the IRS. I was not investigated. Also, in many deals the Feds or State make with corporations, the corporation is allowed and encouraged to retain their employees federal or state labor taxes. It's done regularly.
Instead of the corporation sending on the labor tax to the Feds or State, it just retains them instead of getting lump sum subsidies from the government. It reduces paperwork and unnecessary back and forth movement of funds due a corporate entity.
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'Liens on their property': Dem reveals blue states' secret weapon against Trump [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jul 5
OP
I have been saying that the states who he moves against should do something like this.
OldBaldy1701E
Jul 5
#1
It definitely doesn't sound legal, but it can at least delay and maybe deny state funds to an asset
ancianita
Jul 5
#35
They can drag their feet like tfg, tie it up in courts and not comply with the rulings.. What are they gonna do, sue?
mitch96
Jul 5
#46
Not a crime at all. There's no federal statute mandating the process whereby withholding makes its way to the Feds.
paleotn
Jul 5
#27
Nice idea but Supreme Court will eventually intervene against states. Is K-9 funding mandated by congress?
lostnfound
Jul 5
#4
How would the states get the employer to give them the money instead of it being sent directly to the US Treasury?
MichMan
Jul 5
#49
I didn't see any specifics in the OP about what type of state payments would be held.
MichMan
Jul 5
#54
There is nothing in that article, nor an earlier NBC one, that says anything about "federal property".
BumRushDaShow
Jul 5
#20
I don't think this has to do with what they call "real property" (buildings)
BumRushDaShow
Jul 5
#41