FlightMan

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today ordered all state workers to take two days of unpaid leave each month to conserve money amid a record budget deficit and a legislative impasse over how to fix it. The furloughs will begin in February and will last through June 2010, Schwarzenegger said in an executive order. He also ordered all departments to cut 10 percent of their workforce costs, through firings if necessary.




Isn't California the worlds 6th richest economy in it's own right?
Give it 6 months and we'll be seeing the same things here.

DCI Gene Hunt

That's not good.... and won't get better either!

boxst

I was in California a couple of weeks ago and they also want to raise sales tax (VAT) by 1.5%.

You have to remember that California is split so it has very rich and very poor and it appears the two are not evening each other out.

Steve

Timwinner

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When I lived there I was in the poor area, And it was ghetto poor, 1 mile down the road was super rich people, Its a strange place that doesnt work like the real world.
There is so much private money its sickening yet the state pot is shallow when compared.

If it all goes wrong Arnie will just go kick some *** anyway.

Luke

How the hell did he ever get into power ?

i look forward to the world making a few 'adjustments" its about time it did. we need a good wake up call.

jjones

according to this 20% of uk employees work for the government!

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