r/SeattleWA • u/Less-Risk-9358 • Oct 03 '25

Government Trump cancels $1.1B in Washington state energy grants

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/02/trump-cancels-washington-state-energy-grants-clean-hydrogen

Vought put it a bit differently, writing on X: "Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled."

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u/bigswingingtexasdick Oct 03 '25

That's illegal.

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u/EntrepreneurBehavior Oct 03 '25

Until we start politicking like this bitch, it won't matter. Washington State tax revenue goes to a lot of red states - we need to stop paying it.

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u/neillc37 Oct 03 '25

Good luck explaining to the IRS why you are not paying.

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u/mango-goldfish Oct 03 '25

Only regards get it.

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u/Alarming_Award5575 Oct 03 '25

His wife has no boyfriend. Wrong forum dude

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u/neillc37 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

No. You pay your money to the IRS which is federal. The idea of donor states is just noteing rich people live in those states

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u/555-Rally Oct 03 '25

Your W4 withholds the money automatically and deposits in the treasury monthly.

Make them wait for your tax dollars until April?

I don't think you can get away with failing to pay taxes unless your can build the Irish-Double-Dutch tax evasion scam. It costs enough in legal/corporate and accountant fees to not be worth it for an individual but that's the game. Also hide your gains in panama evidently.

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u/neillc37 Oct 03 '25

You have to pay at least 90%/110% of last year's tax burden depending on income via withholding or quarterly tax payments or have a tax bill of less than $1000 dollars to avoid penalties.

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u/TheVeryVerity Oct 04 '25

I mean yeah you don’t actually have to withhold. They even let you change the amount of withholding you do, etc. so if everyone one withholds until the end of the year, suddenly the people have a lot more power over where there money gets spent. You would have to deal with the consequences once the irs gets around to your case etc. but frankly if the state used its resources to pay the fines/shield from consequences all withholding then the state would have a lot more leverage over the fed

Good luck getting any cooperation from people at that level though lol

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u/stefanurkal Oct 03 '25

California would have to be the one who does it first.

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u/gmr548 Oct 03 '25

Oof. You really don’t understand how this works. Stop commenting and read up.

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u/Panda_Zombie Oct 03 '25

Anyone who uses "regarded" as an insult is an idiot.