[Brian S]

Plently of reconstruction jobs about to go online of course most will probably go to illegals.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

When Team Schwarzenegger completes their audit of the Golden State's books, God only knows what kind of corruption and deceipt they will find.

[staytrue]

State businesses are expected to see their unemployment insurance bills increase to around $329 per employee -- a $110 average increase.

If you hire off the books (mostly illegal aliens, but I've seen plenty of citizens work off the books too), then you save $329. If you want to blame the Unemployment insurance problem on illegals, you are wrong, because they do not collect it.

Further, there is no fraudlent or creative bookeeping or forgerys that can get an illegal employee to collect unemployment if they have not paid into it.

[pabianice]

Wait a minute: doesn't law require that unemployment funds be kept separately from general funds? Sounds like Davis may be going to the slammer...

[bart99]

Isn't there a time frame for people to collect unemployment payments? In Virginia I think it's 26 weeks. Now...... what happens to those poor souls whose unemployment payments run out? They go find work. How about if they do that when they first become unemployed? Seems like another 'tax' while working paid to those who aren't working. Hmmmmm. I quit my job (for various reasons) and never applied (nor did I think I could get) unemployment payments. So I made do with less and took what I could get.

Now, is the real problem in California that jobs aren't available to millions of workers...... er, ex-workers..... because of Illegal Immigrants taking jobs? And contrary to a post above, I hear that illegals pay taxes like all good americans, and even can get SSNs and Drivers licenses, and free medical care and and and...........

I think the whole workman's comp system in Calif is about on a par with all the other special interest groups. Sorry.
After no payments for a couple weeks, perhaps the unemployed will go out and get a job!!!

[bart99]

Isn't there a time frame for people to collect unemployment payments? In Virginia I think it's 26 weeks. Now...... what happens to those poor souls whose unemployment payments run out? They go find work. How about if they do that when they first become unemployed? Seems like another 'tax' while working paid to those who aren't working. Hmmmmm. I quit my job (for various reasons) and never applied (nor did I think I could get) unemployment payments. So I made do with less and took what I could get.

Now, is the real problem in California that jobs aren't available to millions of workers...... er, ex-workers..... because of Illegal Immigrants taking jobs? And contrary to a post above, I hear that illegals pay taxes like all good americans, and even can get SSNs and Drivers licenses, and free medical care and and and...........

I think the whole workman's comp system in Calif is about on a par with all the other special interest groups. Sorry.
After no payments for a couple weeks, perhaps the unemployed will go out and get a job!!!

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

"Plently of reconstruction jobs about to go online of course most will probably go to illegals."

Maybe a really desperate, bilingual, groveling, American might get hired...Nah, citizens have too many rights and then there are the messy taxes. You know, the taxes that pay for all the overcrowded schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, prisons and welfare systems that the illegals use to the tune of billions a year.

[Redbob]

"Schwarzenegger urged by Davis to seek U.S. loan"

Californians urged by U.S. taxpayers to solve own problems.

[upchuck]

A couple of things...

First:
Hey, I've got an idea... How 'bout we just stop paying people not to work?

Second:
In part because of the emergency facing the fund, the tax burden on businesses will rise 50 percent next year to cover all the claims...
Union groups that pushed for the benefits increase in 2001 believe the burden to prop up the system should fall again on business....

OK, so the unions, valliant protector of the common man, think business should pay for this. I have no problem with this. But follow the money for a moment. Where will the businesses get this extra money to pay people to not work? Think about it. Where do all businesses get their money from? And the unions want business to pay? And the unions are looking out for you and me? Sure they are!

[Amerigomag]

Gov. Gray Davis has warned Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger that California's unemployment insurance system will go bankrupt only weeks after he takes office,

One of the kindest things Schwarzenegger could do after taking office is to declare an end to "unemployment insurance". Simply stop the program.

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[witnesstothefall]

Can you say criminal malfeasance Mr. Davis?