Summary
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) threatened to withhold federal disaster relief from California during ongoing Los Angeles wildfires that have killed at least 16 people and destroyed over 12,000 structures.
Davidson criticized California’s forest management policies, echoing misleading right-wing claims that poor management, not climate change, is to blame.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom refuted these claims, noting that the state’s forest management budget has increased tenfold since 2019.
Davidson’s comments follow a pattern of GOP blaming state policies for disasters, similar to rhetoric from Trump.
It’s not like we can just choose not to pay federal taxes in response to this.
(Would be nice if we just seceded.)
Federal deduction for homeowners
I think you are implying they could charge more in state taxes so the feds don’t get the money. Sadly in the California housing market, that $10k limit makes it meaningless.
Literally waiting for succession already. Please. California can sustain itself can we please leave already?