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kelly1mm

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34. The states, except in the limited capacity of employers of state employees do not 'pay' taxes the the feds. Payments

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Wed Feb 19, 2025, 01:57 PM

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of income/FICA tax withholdings are paid by employers directly to the feds. Sacramento or Albany have no way to intercept those payments.

Further, any attempt to do so would be enjoined within minutes by the federal courts due to the Supremacy Clause.

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