California unemployment rises to record 11.2 percent (on its way to ???)

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 4/17/09 | Jim Christie

[RipSawyer]

“gee - I wonder if $9 an hour minimum wage has anything to do with it?”
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I would suspect not a lot, even though I am not a supporter of minimum wage laws, $9.00 an hour in California is a pauper’s wage not even equal in buying power to the 1963 minimum wage of $1.25. It would seem that the influx of illegals would have a lot more to do with it.

I suspect that the real unemployment figures are even worse bearing in mind that every one hired by the government is counted as employed when in reality most of them are just a huge burden on the taxpayers, producing nothing of value and in far too many cases they are COUNTER productive. Personally I think a new government hire should be counted as TWO UNemployed rather than one employed.

[Joan Kerrey]

California unemployment rises to record 11.2 percent

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Wow!!!! We need to raise taxes and increase spending immediately. Business must not be allowed to get away with layoffs. Legislation needs to be passed immediately stopping all layoffs or increasing fines of twice a person’s annual salary if the person is laid off. Perhaps consider jail time for employers who shut down businesses or moving out of state.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

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