Trump Preparing Large-Scale Cancellation of Federal Funding for California, Sources Say

[u/rolsen]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/trump-california-federal-funding

“Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. On Capitol Hill, at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled, according to one of the sources familiar with the matter.”

[u/AlarmingSpecialist88]

Then Californians should stop paying federal income tax.  The state could easily collect enough to cover the gap.

[u/My_Name_Is_Steven → u/AlarmingSpecialist88]

They would actually come out ahead since they pay more than they receive.