California Assemblyman: Everybody in California just got a pay cut

Hugh Hewitt Radio Show | August 29, 2002

[John Jorsett]

California Republican State Assemblyman John Campbell was just on the Hugh Hewitt show reporting that the Assembly had passed the family leave bill. As passed, the bill permits 6 weeks (down from 12) paid leave (100% of pay) for family emergencies, birth/adoption of a child, etc. If signed into law by Governor Davis, the measure will be financed by a tax on all California employees of 1% of pay, up to some limit (Campbell didn't know the limit off the top of his head). As Campbell put it, "California employees have all just taken a pay cut." Campbell is certain that a bill will be offered next year (after the election, obviously), putting some or all of the costs back on the employer for 'fairness' reasons.

[DoughtyOne]

California exists in the pepetual state of commotion!

[petuniasevan]

Bet they don't dock the welfare.

Native Californian. Refugee. Staying that way.

[Eala]

a tax on all California employees of 1% of pay

1% of pay today. Expect to see it rise.

[tm61]

I get a pay cut every time the liberals raise my taxes for their handouts

[John Jorsett]

ping

[Dog Gone]

There are no economic side effects to this. There never are when liberals wave their magic wands.

[Jim Robinson]

Flush Davis.

[johniegrad]

Is it possible or is your state gone?

[Jim Robinson]

Flush Davis or flush California. I don't know if it's possible. California has gone down the tubes. Maybe we should split into three states by carving out two sections. The Bay Area can be a new and separate socialist state, the LA Area can be a new socialist state and the rest of conservative sunny California will be happy.

[John Jorsett]

I'm not sure about Southern Cal being a conservative bastion any longer. Even here in San Diego we're electing increasing numbers of socialist loons to the council, legislature, and Congress. I think the enormous influx of immigrants, who seem to reflexively seek out the Democrat party, is responsible.

There may yet be hope for redemption. Recent ballot propositions like no bilingual ed, no racial preferences in college admissions, and the defense of marriage act, have not gone the way one would expect if the state were solidly to the left. It's also hard to believe, but voters put the Republicans in the majority in the Assembly back in 1994. The right combination of circumstances (like the upcoming cataclysm of endless budget deficits and corresponding tax hikes) may yet bring the state back around.

[stop_fascism]

But the good new is - Once the dems are finished we will all have 52 weeks of leave every year. Unfortunately, it will be unpaid.

[NEWwoman]

As passed, the bill permits 6 weeks (down from 12) paid leave (100% of pay)

Help me out here. They don't even have a family leave bill as law yet, right? So they are proposing 6 weeks of pay, right? They are proposing taxing all working people at an extra 1%, right?

Those getting 6 weeks pay for family leave, where they had none are getting a pay cut???

Those getting taxed an extra 1% (and rising), aren't?

This is Alice in Wonderland!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping!

We need to remove the Manure from sacramento.

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[Gophack]

Bump to split California into three states: Northern California (down to the L.A. County line); Western California (San Francisco Bay Area); and Southern California (sorry Orange County -- you're just not pulling your weight anymore.)

[Gophack]

I have always felt that businesses should be friendly to working moms (and dads) and support family leave WHEN it is the decision of the business. It should be an incentive to hire and retain good employees. When one business offers these incentives in order to recruit good employees, then both the business and the employees benefit. The business because the best and brightest will want to work at the best company, and the employee because of the perks.

But no business should be FORCED to offer ANY benefits or incentives.

[NEWwoman]

You're making too much sense. This is the government, who thinks they know more than we do. ;>)