Enslaving Citizens! California State Workers Brace for Minimum Wages

[4CaHeK]

Haha enjoy capitalism :D

[RandomHelena]

I totally agree with everything you said.

[rappjunk]

All very well said.

[Fockersnextdoor]

It's hitting Kalifornia first cause the racist marxists are in charge of most of that state.Only felons and the elite can keep arms in Lenin Land.

[9secondsflat]

great, these people dont deserve to make 60-75k a year pushing paper, getting pensions that are 100% of salary....same with the fed govt...cut their pay by 2/3 thats all they are worth

[evoval]

Don't for get the 95% pensions Pete Wilson signed in, Medical for life, multiple pensions. Sacramento needs to lay off, turn in their tax payer paid cars and gas cards, stop remodeling their offices and do their dam job for once and crack down on illegal invaders and free up some American jobs for Americans. Sacramento is corrupt, nothing but crooks, shysters and one hell of a bad actor that's no better at being a Governor. CA is too hostile to do business in and have cut their own throat.

[haha48]

@MrKatphish Thats the problem no one wants to pay a decent wage because they can just export the job and screw everyone else over.. and make tons of money doing it..

[axishans]

yep.

[Halftrac]

California is DOOMED! You people let the MARXISTS get elected to office! Now you deal with it & stop your pissing and moaning! VOTE THEM OUT IN NOVEMBER OR SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

[mylabsam]

Best thing for CA is to go bankrupt and then get rid of the leftist legislature running the state into the ground. The legislature is the problem. We need to vote out the stuid ones here or keep on this path to no where.

[F35Lighting2JSF]

Its is unfortunately that the little man is always the first to go on the chopping block but that's how its always been. I feel that the first people to receive a pay cut should be you govenor and your state legislators. Same thing go's for the federal government seems like ever time you turn around Congress is voting them self a new pay raise.

[ManufacturedThoughts]

If I was getting paid 7.50 and hour I would take at least 4 hour bathroom break everyday.

[afferch]

You have it exactly right about government budget practices, I was a supply liaison in the U.S.A.F. I have witnessed the waste money to to keep or increase the next years budget firsthand. When I took action against it, I was intimidated and told (what is your problem, it's not your money being wasted, it just taxpayer money) The people are paying for government/corporate mis-managment and its all covered-up.

[veritasfiles]

Isn't that precisely the way military budgets are run? You either use it or lose it right? That's how it was explained to me by a friend of mine who served between 90' & 94'. My department operates this same way though. If you have any money left over, those who allocate the funds for your budget figure you don't need as much money next year if you didn't use all of last year's funds. I agree with you though. They should really operate on a budget. They'll be paying those people retroactively.

[jtnoodle]

Many people don't understand that the problem here in CA is the leftist legislature running the state into the ground. Arnold ain't perfect, but I can tell you he's a hell of a lot better than Grey Davis who we recalled in 2003. Arnold has vetoed quite bite of left wing the nonsense that has come across his desk but obviously, he can't fix it all single handed. The legislature is the problem and needs to be flushed. Unless that happens, CA will continue on a course of self destruction.

[chopperboi89]

My mom works for a court system here in New York State, and she doesn't even know if she'll be getting a paycheck right now. What I want to know is how can every country be in debt? Where the hell did all the money go?

[HatrXx78]

@chopperboi89 Where is all the money? In the end there are but a few people in the world that control everything. Bankers.....money sharks, lenders, investors...they own everything. Every country borrows from banks and the few largest banks are owned by a few people. They control everything. I honestly think it is too far broken to avoid another revolution at some point. Liberal spending and borrowing simply doesn't work.

[search4robfen]

Welcome to life as a non-government employee! If these fools in government have to live like we do they would not be making the stupid decisions they are!

[johnny102marvin]

The average American has NO savings...they are all in debt to their credit card companies.

[redcollargedeon]

FYI: In Canada, British Columbia, our western most province, is the place where carbon taxes were imposed first.

The west coast is like our canary in a coal mind.

[Rizky06]

@redcollargedeon

How did they impose them? I think eventually Carbon credits and debits connected to your carbon footprint will be the new world currency.

[redcollargedeon]

@Rizky06 The province of BC imposed an additional tax on gasoline.

BC's population is griping now, since they pay the most for gasoline, they're starting to wonder why they're paying that much with no results to show for it.

Montreal's Mayor has been trying to impose an additional tax on gasoline in the city, thinks it should have been done a long time ago. Yet he was reelected last year for some reason.

It's a money-grab. And they get reelected. Shame on us all.

[CaptainTripsz]

Yeah this will accelerate the mass deflation thats coming. I know Im paying down bills and getting things in order so if things get worse and I lose my job I will be able to keep my house while working for less. I smell bailouts too.

[Riflemanm16a2]

The State workers should just go on strike. Minimum wage is not a livable wage for anyone over 20. But strike pays nothing. I know what you're saying about saving though. I know some people that just got real jobs after college, and they just blow all of that extra money. Could the state "spend" that surplus money by investing it or buying liquid assets?

[netfisherman]

Revolution is the answer. String up all of the politicians. End the exportation of your jobs to the orient by ending the import of oriental goods. Wake up. Haven't you noticed all of the foreign troops in California? Don't you think they are there for a reason? Leaders always use foreign troops to put down their own people. Give it some thought.

[d3adp001]

LAst I checked A.S. has a ton of money, and manages it just fine some how. So lets see, EITHER RAISE TAXES, which no one can afford, or CUT SPENDING, Which no one can take

[d3adp001]

Well, now we know the 65k isnt gonna get cut to 15k, people at 20k will get cut to 15k. But spending must be reduced as you pointed out, and since the GOV does have anything except employees, so what else can you do except lower pay and work days, or fire people. One or the other MUST happen. You cant complain about them spending too much, and then complain that they are cutting spending. dont just look at A.S. look at the rest of the political people too, they all caused this

[AtlasHBS]

@MrKatphish Incorrect. I have a great Van and I paid 5000 for it. Houses in my area are 125000 and they are nice, you can get them cheaper if you want, or you can RENT.

You don't have a right to brand new cars, nor do you have a right to own your own home (250000 is a mansion in my area)

If you want more, WORK more, and SAVE more.

[d3adp001]

HELLOOOOOO! austerity

[BestVideoResponse]

People voted for this. We've all known people like that. Some of them still don't get it.

[Rizky06]

This just sounds like new austerity fear trial balloons to me. I say we send a few T-1000's to Arnie's Governors mansion and let them sort it out!

[Rizky06]

"This is not a simple software problem," Chiang said. "Reducing pay and then restoring it in a timely manner once a budget is enacted cannot be done without gross violations of law unless and until the state completes its overhaul of the state payroll system and payroll laws are changed

[Rizky06]

Chiang, who controls the government payroll, said Friday's court ruling that he must follow the governor's order to cut salaries does not consider the technical challenges involved. He said reprogramming the state payroll computers to make such salary adjustments is no simple task.

[TriggerManxL]

@MrKatphish the "american dream" is different for everyone,some people live off welfare ,thats their american dream,Some work hard to own a business and be successful,thats their american dream. Not all "used" things are severely shitty if you look hard enough.but we have the mentality of wanting the "best" things,and if its not the top,its dubbed shitty or decent .You have a very valid point,and i respect that.

[TriggerManxL]

@MrKatphish no one is telling you to buy a 35k car,

many GREAT cars are under 20k

[Ellipsis10]

Majority of the State workers SUCK THE BLOOD OUT THE TAXPAYERS. It's plain simply truth..THAT'S WHY EVERYONE WANTS A UNION JOB, paid vacations, high pensions, work 20-25 hours a week

[wwe107]

Okay, if I was a dumb rock that didn't have to pay any taxes, I'd take that property tax rebate and put into a cd for 8 months until next tax season so it builds some cash back and to pay the next tax bill while keep filing the forms to keep it going that way. All in all, the rock is still a guinea pig for the tax office and gives them an excuse to try and charge you with money laundering or some other stupid crap.

[wwe107]

@wwe107 So, if you want to say you "own" your house mortgage free, they will give you a rebate, but you still have to pay it back next year. If you have a mortgage, there should be an escrow being paid each month for insurance and taxes to pay it before April.

[wwe107]

@wwe107 Technically, one could make a small interest putting it into a cd; however, look at your letter from the Revenue Department and you'll see how interest earned will affect your rebate, which would probably decrease the check cut by the state to the person. One should see the benefit and downfall investing the money into silver or gold as well; that is interest. I'm just saying yo.

[wwe107]

@wwe107 One could use the trust account to whom ever is declaring the retiree as a dependent or another family member too, I guess.

[JeffTheCanuck2]

Good thing those state workers took advantage of Cash For Clunkers and got into debt.

Sounds like some people will lose those vehicles, when they had a perfectly OK vehicle that was paid off. Cash For Appliances is still going on here. Maybe people can crush that fridge and get into debt for an ice-maker. My fridge is from 1955. Works fine!

[bozzchem]

You'll have to excuse me for not shedding a tear for those working for any government, whether State or Federal. Your salary is paid by those who have a gun pointed at their head with the caveat that they give up their money or go to jail to pay you.

Many of you are probably not familiar with how to read the CAFR of your state to read just how much your state has in slush funds that the state will not use...since it's easier to point a gun at Citizens.

Do a search on CAFR for your state.

[WORRO01]

Well Americans as a whole are fat lazy and spoiled. This is all going to be for the good of folks. WAKE UP AMERICA.

God bless and keep brother.

[SKUNKBALLScom]

@MrKatphish The by manipulating the free market and overpaying California government workers and minimum wage laws, you get price bubbles where 35k cars exist when then shouldn't... In india they have the Nano Tata, 65mpg $3k car, but because of legislation and government wh0res, we can't get it. Think of the extra income a family would have with such a car.

[MrMindfucker]

Glad I dont live in Chicgao. You only own a gun if you keep it in your home. Alot of people were saying they changed the rule everyone could carry. These states with high population are going broke. If one of those cities had a major enviromental event and everyone was toating a firearm they would rape a pilage the countryside. True signs the economy is getting worse because of cheap overseas labor and higher cost of the nescessities.

Peace!

[dweber66]

$7.25 per hour is $15,080 per year. That's peanuts in CA.

[SKUNKBALLScom]

They shouldn't be paid minimum wage, they should all be FIRED, ca state workers are such lazy overpaid, pensioned, union, pedophile loosers. Highest paid teachers and 50% drop out rate, they should all be deported. Totally corrupt police chief driving drunk, DMV speaks for itself, bulletproof pensions. For instance $5000 cubicles vs used ones for $100 on craigslist.. The state workers in CA need to starve. Firefighters with $200,000 pensions. Good, it correct the real estate values.

[1236612]

What we need to do is to learn to live within our means.

[phantomcharger]

Inflation has taught people to spend it now, or it won’t buy shit later

[phantomcharger]

I think this is a glimpse of the end game anyway, get all the people to work for the governments, the control the wage. sharecroppers, wage slaves, voluntary servitude, company store, socialism, communism, what ever, it’s all the same thing. So people that went to “work” at a cushy government job will it’s “security” and way higher pay then private sector jobs are now screwed… oh no....

I wonder if all the upper staff working for Arnold are at minimum wage now too?…. Yeah Oligarchy

[mutexnet]

Good vid bro. Illinois is breathing down your neck. And just yesterday Heir Daley passed the most draconian gun laws to thumb his nose at the SCOTUS decision he just lost. The corrupt liberal vision is that they know better then the people that support them and pay taxes. While he has 24/7 armed body guards and alderman can carry, tax paying citizens are under the boot of this dictator. His arbitrary new laws will make many wonder - time to ignore them? The savages already do.

[operator223]

Hey, got an extra cup of that coffee ?

Now I lay my rifle down to sleep

My aim I pray my life will keep.

Lord, thanks for a steady hand today,

Let the cleanup need only a little spray.

So that together we can make bad men pay.

[vention4wh]

Dude! You're getting buff. That workout program must be working.

I'm a transit bus mechanic so that sort of makes me a state employee. I can see horrible things like privatization (and or) massive pay cuts in my future too. I'm almost ready though. In 3 months my condo will be paid off. When I reach that goal I actually could live on minimum wage and make ends meet. My usual spending (not counting the mortgage) is about 1100 a month. Hope it doesn't happen but I'm ready if it does.

[NewYorkOlympians]

these people are overpaid! they dont even do much and at times a job can be done by 4 people and they have 60 people doing it!

[redmule02]

wow there's going to be alot of unemployeed people in california or alot of hurt dropping from say driving a lambo to driving a fiesta well you do what you gotta do.

[freepress666]

City, county and state jobs are the problem, their salaries have always kept up with inflation, there retirement packages drain the services they offer to do for the tax payers, people plan from early age to work for the city, county, state, they know it hard to get fired, and they don't have to work very hard at it at their job, they figure the gov will be the last to go. think again you'll be the first, so much for job security now, no more raises, no more benefit packages, Insurance.

[mpett2]

Well I would say the folks are going to be forced to quit there jobs to find a better paying one if anyway possible.

[aw3212]

the problem CA has, as well as many states and the Fed Goc is the pensions! I know a couple, for example, that retired early from state jobs in CA and are making over 9K amonth in retirement??? Just like SS, Medicare,e tc. we cant pay for it, period. Its simple math.

[aw3212]

how can someone making $60K per year be expected to stay afloat making $15K? It will never happen. First thing to go? Housing, here comes another wave of foreclosures. Is this even possible?

[SafeArmsReview]

@MrKatphish No one is forcing ppl to buy expensive cars & houses. Rent, save, buy a junker, then save till you can afford a home. Kinda like what they did in the old days.

;)

[aw3212]

@SafeArmsReview unfortunately our economy is based on us buying $35k cars, $250K houses, 2K tvs, etc. But I agree, people are way to used to living way above their means. And living beyond your means doesnt mean spending more than you have (although people do that too) to me if you are barely hanging on or even saving a little, you are living beyond your means.

[Fookwah]

@SafeArmsReview The problem I see with that line of logic is that when you tally up what you really need to live decently (and that's most people's goal) wages have been far outstripped by inflation before these types of "cut-backs." I think most people would save; they just don't make enough money to. Also, you can't delay your future and life indefinitely. Your entire life can't be some long preamble to "beginning" and for most workers, 21 was a long time ago.

[Fookwah]

@SafeArmsReview Also, what does a man who's used to making a liveable wage, is older, has a family, but no extended family of means do? Where doe his guns go? Got to feed the kids regardless of past mistakes. This is the real problem with the rhetoric of "shoulda, coulda, woulda." We're going to see violence, and by people who aren't all together dumb or without the capacity to wreak more havoc than your average gang-banger.

[HatrXx78]

@SafeArmsReview I whole heartedly agree. People complain that they can't afford anything...but yet, they drive newer cars, have a motorcycle, pay $200/mo for that iPhone they "NEED", highspeed internet, 300million digital channels that are all the same, trendy clothes, lattes.... it's silly really

[Fookwah]

@HatrXx78 Those are rich people. There are people who live modestly who can't make it now, and the plan is to put more pressure on them. Know what happens to an animal backed into a corner? This is a horrible situation, and it's as if it's intentionally being made worse. The "stupid f-ers" argument isn't solving anything. This situation is a fire nobody wants to light, because it will burn out of control quickly. Law enforcement is in no way equipt to handle something like this.

[HatrXx78]

@Fookwah Rich people? Are you kidding? I work for Walmart.... granted I am in management... but I see all the Gov't sponsored people come in DAILY and buy TVs, electronics, cell phones, you name it... If anyone is in the US, living modestly and still can't make it I have little regard for them as people because there is no reason in hell that someone can't make it in the US even now so long as they live within their means. The trouble is.... noone lives in their means.

[Fookwah]

@HatrXx78 I can see your agitated. I won't try to convince you of anything. I'll just say this; you'll continue to scratch your head and yell out that "it's not right." I'm glad your fine, but unfortunately, this isn't about you. This is about the violence you will be forced to deal with if society unravels. At that point, all your ideas about what's right and wrong will quickly go out the window. I'm just pointing out that comparing others to what you do is kind o pointless in the grand scheme.

[HatrXx78]

@Fookwah Who is comparing anything? I am saying that there is no excuse for not being able to make it in the US. The ONLY reason we are were we now are is that people no longer take responsibility for their own actions. They rely on support from others... they waste their money on trinkets knowing that it will be replaced without having to work for it. People sitting on unemployment for the full duration of what is it now 14 months? Ridiculous... Yeah, it will be bad

[Fookwah]

@HatrXx78 An now that you've said that...now what?

[HatrXx78]

This is what happens when people sit idly by and watch as their govt's spend money and do not hold the politicians accountible. People in general are lazy. Yes it will be bad... these bottom feeders will go into a panic quick because they will be unsupported at that point. It is too late, I agree. Responsibility is taught in childhood. What do we do to correct 150 million irresponsible people? Not much.

[Rizky06]

@HatrXx78

Actually the super rich push the idea of welfare, government & social services. This allows them to consolidate economic, political power & laws. What many don't know is the majority of the money goes right back into their hands.

[Rizky06]

@HatrXx78

I've actually asked these 'people' why they do this. The answer..." life is temporary and who cares if I am in deep dept when I am old!"

[larasa007]

@SafeArmsReview Yes Steve but you still gotta eat, dunno about your area but here food prices are always increasing, while wages remain the same.

[vincentvangro]

@SafeArmsReview i agree to a point but lets face it most live pay ck to pau ck these days hardly any money is left to waste if any.they raise cost of living,cost of electric,water,food,rent,gas,s­o on.look at just gas alone back a few years ago gas stayed around 1 to 1.50 per gal.then the war broke out and exxon and others raised the price well above 4 a gal in most places.then let it lvl off @ 2.50.thats alot of money a wk just in gas just to make it back and forth to work.it's hard to make 40hr

[turboredcart]

- many here in my town live on 9500.00 a year. A good friend of mine does. He pays a mortgage- runs a household and has a car on the road. $9500 a year income. It can be done.

[SafeArmsReview]

@turboredcart Yes but your forgetting that mortgages & rents in CA are highly inflated. The cost of living between LA and your town are huge.

Fact remains if you spent more than you make AND go into deeper debt each year it will bite you in the end as we are seeing in California, Chicago, etc.

:)

[penguinistas]

Obama and Bernake will be cranking up the printing presses in an attempt to "solve" the debt crisis which will lead to high inflation in many sectors.

BUT

There will be deflation in home prices, because home prices had been hyper inflated by the artificial demand created by giving loans to people who couldn't afford to pay them back.

Credit will become very tight but rather than letting empty houses be taxed and vandalized, banks will be forced to sell them at fire sale prices.

[albc1964]

About the local, state and federal government budget spending; It doesn,t makes sense to spend the money now RATHER than put it into savings or better yet pay off debt. As a security officer; I been witness to plenty of waste , for an exmaple, I would have to watch guard over a trash dumpster that was full of still working computers or furniture SIMPLY for the insane reason the agency has to spend the money. Wow !!

[vancerz]

they cut edd benifits and put state workers on minimum wages its going to be an all out hell here in california.

[hakjason]

Nice video, I really like your opinions!

[Iraqveteran8888]

The hell with California. The citizens of California need to overthrow the Government and take out all the illegal alien trash and they would be fine...

[PetrolClock]

@Iraqveteran8888 legal citizens are probably a minority in cali lol

[manicbuyer]

..I'm in Ca and for him to look at the pockets of all those families on the payroll is disgusting. JUST THE THREAT of this is having families fearful on how they will survive. ..

[Rizky06]

@manicbuyer

It is my understanding his term is up in Jan 2011 and he cannot be re-elected?

I guess he will be know as the middle class income terminator!

[morningmayan]

We need to legalize marajuana and tax it here in California- for starters.

[SafeArmsReview]

@morningmayan Possible but if you dont fix the problem of runaway spending, then no amount of money will fix that problem.

Its like giving a man a quart of blood when he has a sucking chest wound. You need to stop the massive bleeding first.

;)

[albc1964]

@SafeArmsReview Love this video thats straight to apple core of truth. Your comments sound just what , in a dvd documentary on how money works here in America, a guy named Bryon Dale " You can,t borrow your way out of debt ". A unbreakable economic law if there was one. What do you think ?

[albc1964]

@albc1964 for @SafeArmsReview.... do a Google search for Bryon Dale and you would be suprised at what he says, stand for etc at his website.

[Rizky06]

@albc1964

You can only Default in a Debt based monetary system. I hear the sounds of judges hammers' granting garnished wages and bank levies and possible asset confiscation throughout the land if not the world in the future.

[grandmarkai]

@SafeArmsReview

California has some of the largest entitlement programs in the United States (other than Federal entitlements). On paper, they've defaulted twice over already. Not to denigrate you Steve, being employed by the state, but these internalized austerity measures are slowly spreading outward from Kalifornia. In a few years we'll see these issues in most states.

[DigitalSkyline]

@morningmayan tax it. Sure, people will grow in their closets. But hey it sounds good on the surface.

[marieatthelake]

Is the governator taking a cut in pay? To minimum wage?

[SafeArmsReview]

@marieatthelake A very good question indeed!

;)

[moofph]

@marieatthelake ...our cyborg leader has opted to not be paid for his duties as governor since elected...also, state reps will not be getting paid either until a budget is passed...not making excuses, just helping everyone put things in perspective...as goes cali so goes the nation and world.

[Rizky06]

@moofph

Does Arnie need to be paid when he made $25 Million for 3 months work as Mr. Freeze in Batman???

[moofph]

@Rizky06 ...it is not for us to decide. it is a question you need to ask him, not me. personally, he can take the money if he wants, where does it stipulate that if you make a certain amount in the private sector you must defer your salary as governor? the mayor of new york, mr. bloomberg, works for one dollar, why not for free? would you argue that he should not even take the dollar?

[Rizky06]

@moofph

I've had this conversation before with a super wealthy fortune 500 exec who is a long time friend of the family. He told me that when you can buy all of the homes, cars, jets etc you want and have $150Mil + in the bank. The last thing left that you crave is Power!

[moofph]

@Rizky06 some people crave the power while working for minimum wage...so, it is not about the money, obviously.

[CTastic1]

Arnold's an idiot.

[SafeArmsReview]

@CTastic1 Yea it doesnt look good for arnie

;)

[URBANAMERICANTAC]

mornings suck.. california sucks more. good morning steve.

[SafeArmsReview]

@URBANAMERICANTAC LOL

Good morning, at least my coffee isnt overly taxed (yet).

;)