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California Businesses, Households on the Hook for State’s Default on COVID Loan
Breitbart ^ | 11/21/2024 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 11/21/2024 1:59:51 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

California businesses — and households that pay payroll taxes on domestic employees — are waking up to the reality that they are being forced to pay for the state’s default on $20 billion in federal loans to cover a COVID-era shortfall.

The issue came to light this week with a social media post by restaurateur Andrew Gruel about unexpected costs:

The Hoover Institution, based at Stanford University, had warned about the problem more than a year ago:

Little did California businesses know that they were cosigners on the state’s nearly $20 billion loan from the federal government that was used to cover California’s unemployment fund shortfall during the COVID pandemic. This ugly truth became apparent when the state recently decided to stop making payments on this loan. When a state defaults on its federal unemployment insurance loan, federal law requires that the state’s businesses repay the loan.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: businesses; california; covid; default; hook; households; loan
You get what you vote for
1 posted on 11/21/2024 1:59:51 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

California people are all rolling in dough.


2 posted on 11/21/2024 2:04:53 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I saw Andrew’s post on X and could hardly believe it.
Businesses should not be on the hook for mismanagement by the state, especially if they did not receive any Covid money.


3 posted on 11/21/2024 2:05:43 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Kookifornia state government refuses to balance the budget so they raid the productive citizens funds. Keep voting for their overlords in Sacto who have no qualms about ripping them off. Enjoy reproductive rights and hating the Orange President.


4 posted on 11/21/2024 2:35:58 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: smokingfrog

This is no surprise to anyone who does payroll taxes in CA.

the UI rate went up like %.5 because of this.


5 posted on 11/21/2024 2:52:03 PM PST by SPDSHDW (Execute Order 66....)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This brings up something that most folks do not get. Every time you vote for a bond issue you are mortgaging your home. If a municipality or county votes in a bond issue they are taking out a loan. The collateral is the property in the area. In other words your house. If the governmental body defaults it is perfectly legal for the bondholders to attach the property that backed the loan. That’s your house.


6 posted on 11/21/2024 3:44:27 PM PST by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Joe will forgive the debt before he leaves.


7 posted on 11/21/2024 3:50:15 PM PST by lurk (u)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And what you don’t vote for...

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8 posted on 11/22/2024 3:56:37 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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This is why Ellen DeGeneres really left, isn’t it...

Deep State’s chickens are coming home to roost.


9 posted on 11/22/2024 4:02:57 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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