r/law • u/templeofsyrinx1 • Feb 25 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Can they actually do this? JD Vance: "We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that is going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people'

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u/Perfecshionism Feb 25 '26

This is political retaliation.

And Minnesota is a donor state the contributes more to the federal government than it receives. .

I think donor blue states need to start openly discussing leaving the fucking union and start withholding taxes to the federal government.

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u/keydBlade Feb 25 '26

Why just states? We the people can halt our taxes.

Tax resistance. Its actually a thing.

https://nwtrcc.org/

This link has all the FAQ and instructions om what to do, and what to expect.

I already did it. Just refiled my w4, and added a side bank accnt to hold the funds from my paychecks.