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Governator Puts Cali Workers On Minimum Wage
ECR ^ | 02 Jul 10 | EC

Posted on 07/02/2010 7:03:22 AM PDT by nysuperdoodle

In a shocking display of common sense and responsibility, Californeeya's Governator Arnold Schwartzenegger has ordered that state workers be put on minimum wage of $7.25 and hour, until the state legislature passes a budget. I haven't been too impressed with much that the Governator's done in office, but this was a good call, in a broken-clock-is-right-twice-a-day kinid of way. Besides, that's where most state workers should be anyway, IMO - I mean, they're civil servants, right?

At any rate, this puts Schwartzenegger in a category of being way more responsible than Obama, who has let the US Congress dally and delay - they've basically just refused to pass one for 2011. What a slimy way to hide the truth from us all. Put another way, Obama and the Washington Dems are so bad, that they make the worst (Republican) Governor in America look great by comparison.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: budget; california; obama; schwartzenegger
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1 posted on 07/02/2010 7:03:27 AM PDT by nysuperdoodle
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To: nysuperdoodle

Why aren’t the idiots at the RNC, and the GOP “leadership”, holding daily press conferences asking where the budget is?


2 posted on 07/02/2010 7:07:33 AM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: nysuperdoodle

Interesting. What would you do if you were a state worker? Maybe they will quit.


3 posted on 07/02/2010 7:08:07 AM PDT by aliquando (A Scout is T, L, H, F, C, K, O, C, T, B, C, and R.)
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To: nysuperdoodle

Is it the workers’ fault that a budget hasn’t been passed? Why would any normal person live in California anyway?


4 posted on 07/02/2010 7:08:35 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: nysuperdoodle

All government workers should be on minimum wage.


5 posted on 07/02/2010 7:09:47 AM PDT by Grunthor (Fat people are harder to kidnap.)
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To: nysuperdoodle

Except of course, for those in a “public union”.

And except of course, that the state treasurer has no intention of actually paying anyone less.

Other than that, this is hugh. Hugh!


6 posted on 07/02/2010 7:10:34 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR1fDL7x1Sg)
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To: aliquando

I don’t know- what would you do if your paycheck was cut to maybe 20% of normal?

Maybe a lot of them will go hungry and stop paying their bills, and not show up for work at all

This is nothing to gloat about


7 posted on 07/02/2010 7:11:53 AM PDT by silverleaf (Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.)
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To: Rome2000

IIRC, the budget was “deemed” passed last night.
I’ll see if I can find a link.


8 posted on 07/02/2010 7:12:55 AM PDT by Roccus (......and then there were none.)
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To: Grunthor

Nice broad brush there pal.

While I agree that salaries are too high in many areas, you can’t honestly tell me that a high-level worker who actually does their job well should be paid the same as some stooge who answers the phone at the front desk.


9 posted on 07/02/2010 7:13:09 AM PDT by RockinRight (I can see November from here!)
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To: Grunthor

Why?


10 posted on 07/02/2010 7:13:56 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: silverleaf

Yeah, we shouldn’t gloat. All of our overseers should be very generously compensated by money extracted from us by force. Fair is fair.


11 posted on 07/02/2010 7:14:57 AM PDT by all the best
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To: Grunthor

then you would get the most efficient prison guards, troopers, license issuers, maintenance workers, permit reviewers etc- that money can buy for $7.50


12 posted on 07/02/2010 7:15:01 AM PDT by silverleaf (Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.)
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To: silverleaf

I support it in the sense that I’d support a furlough - a temporary move to force the hand of the legislature.

However, many government workers (state and Fed) are good hard workers just trying to make a living like the rest of us. There is a large chunk that just shows up for a paycheck and doesn’t contribute much - THOSE should ultimately be shaved off the payroll, but don’t punish everyone.


13 posted on 07/02/2010 7:15:01 AM PDT by RockinRight (I can see November from here!)
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To: RockinRight

The highest paid people receiving government paychecks should be military members.


14 posted on 07/02/2010 7:16:32 AM PDT by Grunthor (Fat people are harder to kidnap.)
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To: Rome2000

Here ya go

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2545694/posts


15 posted on 07/02/2010 7:16:57 AM PDT by Roccus (......and then there were none.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

In this depression caused by government action, why not?


16 posted on 07/02/2010 7:17:22 AM PDT by Grunthor (Fat people are harder to kidnap.)
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To: Roccus
OK, I wonder if it ever occurred to the idiot GOP leadership to call for the ARREST OF NANCY PELOSI, if anything just for the publicity.

These GOP morons are the most incompetent crop of blue blood country club degenerates in US history.

17 posted on 07/02/2010 7:28:49 AM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Grunthor

Then maybe the governor should be paid minimum wage. I can’t speak for all “government workers”, but the ones I deal with where I live (NC) are very good and work hard. Obviously the employees could not survive on minimum wage and it is not right to make them suffer through no fault of their own. Would you want to be paid minimum wage?


18 posted on 07/02/2010 7:31:52 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: silverleaf
Maybe a lot of them will go hungry and stop paying their bills, and not show up for work at all
This is nothing to gloat about

Yes actually it is ... to hell with the government workers (except the military) .

19 posted on 07/02/2010 7:36:01 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (If I don't like you, it's most likely your culture or your ideology that pissed me off.)
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To: nysuperdoodle

Yeah. And as soon as some phony budget passes, those missed wages will be made up, probably with INTEREST!!!!


20 posted on 07/02/2010 7:38:17 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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