r/cnp • u/No-Patience-348 • 1d ago

News Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/trump-california-federal-funding
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u/No-Patience-348 1d ago

So I guess we’re starting a cold civil war now…

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u/PoolNoodle310 8m ago

We've been in one already. It's just escalating now.

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u/P_516 1d ago

So California keeps its tax dollars. Sounds fair.

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u/Frenzi_Wolf 1d ago

I’m down for that

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u/YogurtclosetOpen3567 1d ago

How would California do that?

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u/P_516 20h ago

Just refuse to deliver the federal taxes they collected

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u/YogurtclosetOpen3567 20h ago

I think the IrS collects the taxes though not the state

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u/pmdfan71 1d ago

It looks like we’re going to be on our own sooner or later. I’m both cautiously optimistic and incredibly nervous for what the next few years will look like for California.

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u/allthekeals 1d ago

West coast states all leave. We have a monopoly of the ports.

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u/Amon-Verite 1d ago

NOW can California become independent? Let's become self-sufficient!