CA: State legislators OK bill requiring 'living wage'

San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | 9/11/03 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

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[mewzilla]

Stampede!!!

[goldstategop]

Our State Legislature is working mightily hard to drive jobs and business out of California.

[.38sw]

And the march toward socialism continues apace...

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"Most state workers and employees of certain companies that do business with the state would have to be paid a "living wage" of at least $10 an hour under legislation sent to Gov. Gray Davis yesterday."

Close to fascism.

[ladtx]

My "living wage" goal is $1,000,000 and hour. I only have to work an hour or two then they can let me go. They wouldn't even have to provide any benefits. < /sarcasm>

Seems the goal in the "living wage" proposals, even if they fail, is just to garner votes.

[CasearianDaoist]

It also would exempt companies that sign union contracts with their employees.

Amazing.

[NeoCaveman]

Just remember there is no difference between Busty monte and Schwartzenegger, so vote your conscience. (/sarcasm)

[Semper Paratus]

Pay attention, this is the America we will see with liberals in control.

[philetus]

And when all companies refuse to do business with the state of California, the government will be able to justify outsourcing.

[DB]

These people are too stupid for words.

[tophat9000]

Lets get Arnold stand on this one shall we....

[blanknoone]

Its kind of a pity the Soviet Union collapsed so quickly...with a little more time, maybe we could have sold them California, and they would be on the path to recovery all ready.

[jscd3]

I'm curious, has Schwartzenegger presented a response to this? Has he said he was opposed to it and was going to reverse it? Has he said how?

Not looking for an argument, just info.

[FastCoyote]

I'm in Nevada. We thought we already had seen the stampede, but it's like canons are going off and lightning and a brush fire all at the same time.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

When you "legislate" a living wage you just drive out businesses. If the federal government would let free enterprise work without interference that includes unfair free trade agreements and massive illegal immigration the market will work itself out, providing competitive wages to draw in employees.

[Gritty]

Kalifornia would be a lot better off prohibiting business with anybody who hired illegal aliens, rather than setting artifically high wage and benefit rates.

All this bill will do is drive up the wage base for minimum wage jobs, thereby making it more attractive to hire illegal aliens at lower wages and no benefits. Americans at the lower end of the wage scale will be squeezed out of more jobs. It will also encourage more employers to throw in the towel and either fold or move.

But that's OK. It gets the Socialists more votes, throws more Americans on government assistance, sends more money to Mexico, increases the job base for illegal aliens and increases resentment and discord here at home (which they can continue to demogogue).

All in all, it's a win-win for the Dems!

[bandleader]

It looks like it's getting to be time to RECALL California's STATEHOOD!!!!!

[Dead Corpse]

What a bunch of idiots. NOthing like a killing stroke for a failing economy.