Trump Administration Withholds $260 Million In Medicaid Funds for Minnesotans

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Trump Administration Withholds $260 Million In Medicaid Funds for Minnesotans - Lemmy.ca

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Fucking MAGA losers are going to murder more Americans. Minnesota is a contributor state and should withhold payment to the federal government. In fact, all the Blue States should do the same.
It’s a great idea, but the problem is people file their federal taxes as individuals and pay the IRS directly, so how are the blue states supposed to withhold the money?

Most people don’t pay their taxes directly; they are withheld from their paycheck by their employer. State and local governments are employers; they withhold taxes from their employees. They can report that they have withheld those taxes from the taxpayers, but transfer those taxes to the state treasury instead of the IRS.

The state could create a jobs placement program that operates like a temp agency. Workers participating in the program are employees of the state, not the business they are contracted to.

See my answer to glitch1985. I meant to put it here but accidentally clicked reply on their post instead.
You’re not quite right, but I’ll reply there instead of here.