once we had something of a unified government. i remember it. now its like a chinese firedrill or a handgrenade going off in all directions. as lincoln said a nation divided can not stand. we'll see how much longer this circus continues; 

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill made a straightforward promise: more money in workers’ pockets.

The plan eliminated the federal tax on tips and overtime pay for linemen and factory workers, and created a new deduction for seniors relying on Social Security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called it “the most pro-worker, pro-family legislation in a generation.” 

However, several blue-state governors were refusing to reciprocate by eliminating state taxes on tips, including Govs. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.), J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.), and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused them of “deliberately blocking their own residents” from the bill’s benefits at the state level.

Bessent made clear that states that refused to comply with the law should expect consequences.

“Treasury stands ready to work with any state committed to delivering on that promise, but we will not stand idly by as this obstructionism drags down the national recovery,” he said. “This is about fairness. This is about opportunity. And this is about putting America first, starting with the families and workers who make our economy the envy of the world.”............more.........