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haele

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9. That's equating Fed. Money to state programs.

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 03:03 PM

Jan 2017

SSDI, SSI, and VA money is not included in that budget, because that's Federal money to individuals, not to the state. Likewise, there's Tricare and other programs that don't go to the state but to individuals. Also, people who are employed by the Federal government, or work on Federal projects or in Federal facilities that will now be out of work while the Feds stop work in the State to put pressure or punish California.

That money to individuals, Federal employment, etc all cannot be made just by not sending taxes and fees to the Feds.

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