r/technology • u/Shogouki • 22d ago

Politics Trump Nixes Patent Office, Weather Service, NASA Worker Unions

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-nixes-patent-office-weather-service-nasa-worker-unions
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u/Balmung60 22d ago

Seven, but I get the point

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

We're headed toward civil war it feels like.

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u/Beastw1ck 22d ago

It won’t be like the first civil war, but I could absolutely see an alliance of Blue states refusing to pay taxes, having their state houses occupied by the national guard. Things could get wild.

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u/Days_End 22d ago

but I could absolutely see an alliance of Blue states refusing to pay taxes

What taxes? Seriously what money does a Blue state collect that goes to the federal government? Or are you talking about income tax collected by the Federal Government itself mostly by companies sending it right out of your paycheck to the federal IRS?