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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/20…
"After a frustrating holiday weekend that failed to yield the one vote needed to end California's budget stalemate, the state is poised to begin layoff proceedings Tuesday for 20,000 government workers.
In addition to the layoffs, the state also plans to halt all remaining public works projects, potentially putting thousands of construction workers out of jobs.
"We are dealing with a catastrophe of unbelievable proportions," said state Sen. Alan Lowenthal, a Democrat from Long Beach and chairman of the Senate transportation committee.
Senate leader Darrell Steinberg announced late Monday that lawmakers had failed to find the final vote in his chamber as Republicans refused to support tax increases. He called a session for Tuesday and said he would put the tax provisions of the budget proposal up for a vote, even if they would not pass."
- California GOP: FailTheBlueOne
- Nice! Government shrinkage. :)tommyo
- just wait for the riots.DrBombay
- You want to see riots? If they passed this stupid Calif budget they were trying to pass..then you'd see some riots.tommyo
- no you wouldn't white people don't riot. they shake their fist at the TV.DrBombay
- You're a complete idiot.tommyo
- So shutting down essential services of the government is a big win for you eh?TheBlueOne
- Essential services includes construction workers working on future projects eh?tommyo
- You're taking for granted that '20,000 government workers' are 'essential'tommyo
- it would be funny if you lost your ability to make money.DrBombay
- really it would.DrBombay
- Again, you're a complete idiot. Waste of time even talking to you.tommyo
- I do love how in your twisted sense of logic you think bigger government spending = security and equality for all. Idiotic.tommyo
- What I love is how you act like the economy isn't in the shitter right now. Your tired ideas don't work.DrBombay
- So because the economy is in the shitter we should be okay with my state gov spending TONS of money. Fuck, seriouslytommyo
- you're a product of our bureaucratized education system. fucking moron.tommyo
- your state elected the fucking terminator to be the governor. you get what you deserve.DrBombay
- hahaha so now we 'get what we deserve' Do you wake up and decide you're going to shove your head up your ass all day?tommyo
- you elected the last action hero to your state's highest office and you are amazed that you have problems...DrBombay
- haha awesome. Well then with your logic Bush was your fault so you shouldn't have bitched about him either. Right?tommyo
- Tommy, you live in the most liberal state in the nation I am surprised your head hasnt exploded.DrBombay
- What's that have to do with any of this? Or is that your knee jerk reaction? Simpleton.tommyo
- the state should just sit by idly while the fifth largest economy on theplanet grinds to a halt?DrBombay
- They're the fucking reason it's grinding to a halt you moron...you can't double the expenditure of a state budgettommyo
- every 7 years and not expect this to happen...ffs. And you want them to tax the fuck out the other 33 million of us so thattommyo
- they can fund all of their bullshit projects. Exactly Rick, 7th largest economy in the world and they can't figure out howtommyo
- to not go bankrupt. It's insane and those fucks need to learn how to govern with what they get from us already.tommyo
- California capped property taxes in 1978, ummm so no additional revenue coming from that ever.DrBombay
- fucking retarded.DrBombay