[Virginia Ridgerunner]

She calculated furloughs will cost her $200 a month. She wondered whether she'll be able to keep her car or even keep smoking.

Well, I guess now is as good as any time as any to throw away those cigarettes.

[RetiredArmy]

"Sweet Jesus, help me God," sighed Jolene Deaton, a vital records staffer at the Department of Public Health who lives in West Sacramento.

Well, Jolene, if you are not a Christian, do not believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior, and His Father, then you just wasted your breath because He is not going to be listening too your prayer.

[EBH]

Perhaps a perm. furlough would would be better.

If it ain’t in the budget...it ain’t in the budget.

[Chode]

Deaton fought back tears outside her downtown office building as she clutched a state memo announcing the furloughs in one hand and a sacbee.com news report about the plan in the other.
"I'm a single parent. I'm barely making it as it is," Deaton said. "It's just devastating to me. It's awful."

anybody "barely making it" while working for government is living far above their means.

Susan Mattson, 51, said she and her husband, Mike, who work for different offices of the Department of Employment Development's disability insurance branch, will suffer if furloughs proceed.

"We get hit twice," she complained during a walk around the state Capitol. "We didn't think it would happen."

guess ya shoulda had at least ONE real job in the house instead of two SNOUTS IN THE PUBLIC TROUGH!!!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

She may have to cut her lawn service or look for a part-time job to make up for lost income.

Aren't we the heartless SOBs here on FR, suggesting that state cuts should be deep enough to force her to give up her lawn service? Oh, the humanity!!

[Redcloak]

The poor little dearies... Kicked off the teat.

[snowsislander]

"The furlough is really a pay cut, and nobody likes a pay cut," Nguyen said. "But you gotta do what you gotta do to fix the budget."

Mr. Nguyen is correct, the state of California needs to do what it needs to do. I frankly find it hard to understand those people who are yelping about getting 90% of their pay instead of 0%.

[veritas2002]

The only solution is for them to quit their State jobs and apply for welfare in the State of California.

[ca-worker]

interesting discussions about the furlough at www.CAfurlough.com