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Miigwech

(3,741 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2020, 04:53 PM Mar 2020

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trump holds out against Blue States for COVID-19 supplies

MAYBE THE BLUE STATES should stop sending all the extra dollars to trump. Everyone knows if it were not for the West Coast and East Coast powerhouses like California and NY, the Federal Gov. would have no money to spend, on any regular day. Put the screws to trump instead.

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trump holds out against Blue States for COVID-19 supplies (Original Post) Miigwech Mar 2020 OP

They should require all federal withholdings to be sent to the state treasuries. roamer65 Mar 2020 #1

+1 2naSalit Mar 2020 #2

Agreed pandr32 Mar 2020 #4

That's been tried SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #5

wouldn't be effective - trump isn't spending real money as it is.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #3

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

1. They should require all federal withholdings to be sent to the state treasuries.

Reply to Miigwech (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 04:55 PM

Mar 2020

Put them in escrow.

2naSalit

(86,600 posts)

2. +1

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 04:56 PM

Mar 2020

pandr32

(11,582 posts)

4. Agreed

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 04:58 PM

Mar 2020

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)

5. That's been tried

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:00 PM

Mar 2020

It’s called the Civil War in the history books.

getagrip_already

(14,750 posts)

3. wouldn't be effective - trump isn't spending real money as it is....

Reply to Miigwech (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 04:56 PM

Mar 2020

They are creating it out of thin air. So what if real money stops?

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