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In Deepening Recession, California Begins Laying Off 20,000 State Employees

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Thofefressuch of AL 10:22AM July 20, 2010

OK here's my prayer to your imaginary god. Please send the bloodsucking leaches (bankers and the private cartel which owns the fed) to an early grave.

fred of CA 2:43AM June 30, 2009

I AM A CANCER PATIENT BEING CUT OFF MY CONTRACT BENIFITS IN CALIFORNIA. oTHER THAN DOCTER VISITS AND they say this is an order from califonina. when I recieved the papaer work it was from the administration of the clovis california facilily on N. Dewitt ave closvis california??

patiricia moodie of CA 8:00PM April 09, 2009

Corruption is sucking the budget dry, and it effects everybody. State agencies will ignore the wasteful spending. In this county, a worker drew a single service plan costing over $18,000 in November. 66% of the fund paid for a therapy totaling over $12,000. She said, "A psychologist recommended it." Unnecessary backscratching occurs too often in tight communities.
The recession is painful for us all and sacrifices must be made. 20,000 lay off notices have been sent out. No doubt, many decent employees will suffer.
God, are you listing to California?
Pray to god tonite, "please let the worthless bloodsuckers go first to lessen the impact on the rest of us."

Jim of CA 6:12AM March 14, 2009

Though I realize that California has a "cash problem" I was under the impression that the US Feds had a policy of emergency stop gap measures that prevented any immediate losses incurred by California state overspending (my immediate reference sources would probably be located at a public library where CA State and USA legal references involving California budgetary overspending coverages by the US Treasury Dept. would be permissible and readily available) and could allay immdiate fears of non-payment of CA state workers by covering them with federally allocated funding that would prevent such an event.
Also, with President Obama's economic stimulus package awaiting (?) approval from U.S. Congress, does any forthcoming federal money then become part of the state budget availability?

CurmudgeonCA of CA 12:31PM February 27, 2009

Well, if the layoffs happen, let's hope they take the opportunity to get rid of the dead weight who should have been fired long ago, but were "protected" because their supervisors were afraid of being sued. And then make sure those weak suprs are in the next layer of layoffs. I hope efficiencies dictate who goes, and not politics. I hope I hope I hope.
We could run an EFFICIENT government on at MOST 1/3 of what we are taxed. But we have too many pigs at the trough dipping in for their personal fortunes. Start at the top. Show me a poor senator, or even one of just modest worth. And let him or her stay. Some start out railing against "Fat Cats in The Machine." But once elected, they all dip their beaks. And then protect their income, their wealth, and each other. No one should get wealthy in office!

Kadius of CA 11:53AM February 18, 2009

This is what it is. It all starts in California and then works its way around the Country. Soon we will see no more NFL, Basketball,Baseball games. Soon you will see no more Public Broadcasting. Its just thematter of time until our Policticians gets the hint that we dont work for them and that they work for us. Lets stand United and give them that message.

Joe of MS 10:24PM February 17, 2009

California - not exactly a low tax state; as of 2005 they were the 10th highest per capita:
http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/05staxrank.html
The state has enough money for it's priorities.
For example, Al Gore's 100 grand UCSD speaking fee (plus expenses):
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0717071gore1.html "Free" to the public, so guess who paid: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/events/05-07GorePJ-L.asp
And guess what, he's coming back:
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/thisweek/2009/01/12_looking_forward.asp
(One might think they could have just shown the movie).
Or an extra quarter million for the UCSD Chancelor:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060119/news_1n19fox.html
Or pay hikes for their staffers:
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/1438362.html
Or embryonic stem cell research:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/23/1n23stem233726-calif-poised-be-leader-stem-cell-re/
the list goes on an on. So for these "priorities" CA has plenty of money, but for fire, police, mental health, student tuition, counties, etc. not so much.

LCb of CA 9:50PM February 17, 2009

"The state was slammed by both the housing crisis and unemployment, and it's been left with limited access to the credit markets." What tripe. California has been slammed by liberalism/fascism, and has been for decades. Good deal things finally hit home. Maybe they'll learn something this time.

Don of IA 8:37PM February 17, 2009

They say that everything starts in CA. The modern era of anti-government Conservatism, the anti-tax propositions. Well, here it comes. The chickens come home to roost. The Republican-created economic disaster will bankrupt the Golden State first and then spread. Watch, they'll try to blame it on the Mexicans.

thebob.bob of OR 5:57PM February 17, 2009