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whopis01

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15. Very bad idea - the individual is still responsbile

Reply to mwooldri (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:19 AM

Jun 30

If the employer does not withhold taxes or does not submit the taxes that were withheld, the employee is still responsible to pay those taxes.

The employee would have the right to bring legal action against the employer in this case. And if they notify the IRS (under normal circumstances), the IRS will investigate the employer. However, it is still the employee's responsibility to pay the taxes.

I put the "under normal circumstances", because I feel fairly confident in this situation the Trump administration would just tell the IRS to go after the employees so he can blame the Democratic governors and administrations in those states for the mess.

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Time for the Blue donor states to stand up to this tyranny and time for the Red dependent states to feel the pain. [View all] augyboston Jun 30 OP

I can't see how that could work FBaggins Jun 30 #1

If the state is the employer... mwooldri Jun 30 #7

Yes and no FBaggins Jun 30 #12

Plus underfunding your Social Security account MichMan Jun 30 #13

Very bad idea - the individual is still responsbile whopis01 Jun 30 #15

Yeah, let's do the red state/blue state SADAR Jun 30 #2

Right? In the vast corporate media landscape, it won't look the flex it should be. n/t Beartracks Jun 30 #9

To what end? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 30 #3

This is a uniquely terrible idea. Individuals and businesses who had their taxes intercepted and seized by their state tritsofme Jun 30 #4

One of the worst ideas purple_haze Jun 30 #5

Is an appealing concept that's utterly impossible to put into practice. CincyDem Jun 30 #6

Perhaps this idea should be extended down to the city level as well MichMan Jun 30 #8

On an individual level kkmarie Jun 30 #10

Most of the major military installations The Wizard Jun 30 #11

California has the highest number of military bases of any state with 35. MichMan Jun 30 #18

This is bad in far more ways than I can even process SSJVegeta Jun 30 #14

If there's going to be Blue States & Red States, then perhaps it's time to retire the name, "United" States. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 30 #16

Doesn't sound very progressive MichMan Jun 30 #17