Thugocracy
fiscal death trap
Holding to the principles that made the Great Depression great,
The Obama administration is threatening to rescind billions of dollars in federal stimulus money if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers do not restore wage cuts to unionized home healthcare workers approved in February as part of the budget.
Schwarzenegger’s office was advised this week by federal health officials that the wage reduction, which will save California $74 million, violates provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Failure to revoke the scheduled wage cut before it takes effect July 1 could cost California $6.8 billion in stimulus money, according to state officials.
So if CA tries to save a coupla bux thru wage cuts, no hand-outs from Big Brother Pockets.
California could run out of money as soon as July ...as a new poll showed voters poised to reject five budget-related measures on the May 19 ballot. [ie, new, massive taxes]...
If the propositions do not pass, the state could find itself as much as $23 billion short...
And what if we slash the $100,000 + salaries of the legislative aides? The Governator’s 10 assistants? The Little Hoover Commission???!??!?
"The voters seem interested in delivering a message,” said Mark Baldassare, Public Policy Institute of California president and survey director. “The measures are very complex and confusing to voters—and they don’t seem to have trust in what the governor and Legislature have put before them."
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ya think?
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Posted by OregonGuy on 05/08/09 at 01:52 PM
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