Yeah, sure he is. This translates to: "Schwarzenegger to eliminate 4,900 phantom positions and give another 1,000 who are near retirement anyway a going-away present in the form of a lucrative severance package."
Believe me - - governments don't actually lay off "workers".
Usually they just get transferred to some other 'job'.
Believe me, the Federal government could certainly trim their 'workforce' by firing all the 'employees' in the IRS! Most of them are as stupid as a tree and that is insulting to trees! And, they are much more arrogant just like Obama
Give the man a cigar...I worked for the State of CA for 13 years. You know exactly how the forked toingued bastards in Sacto play their game.
......governments don’t actually lay off “workers.....
How about RIF.... reduction in force