20,000 jobs may go in California

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Cash-strapped California is to start notifying 20,000 state workers that they may lose their jobs.

A spokesman for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made the announcement after California lawmakers failed to approve a $40bn (£28.2bn) budget.

California, the world's eighth biggest economy, has been hit by the housing crisis, unemployment and falling consumer spending.

The jobs on the government payroll would be cut in June.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7893965.stm

[HereSince1628]

1. Seems like just last month California was the 7th biggest economy

in the world...guys, get a grip, you are slipping fast!

[2Design]

2. i hope they start with governor and congress critters and leave the workers alone

[dynasaw]

3. DAVID COX

Californians: If you get the pink slip remember this name:



DAVID COX :mad:


also : WHERE IS DARYL ISSA?? Remember him?

[raccoon]

4. Poor California. In a few short decades, it went from the Golden State the Beach Boys sang about

to an area more suited to Bruce Springsteen's songs.


The cause? Republicans!

[byeya]

5. Arnold: We're proud of you. Enron screws

Californians and Gov Davis and you swoop in{with big republiKKKan $$$ behind you} to save the day. That's what the script said, wasn't it?

[FedUpWithIt All]

6. Last night we played a game of PAYDAY with our kids. DipsyDoodleNoodle Co. got the most laughs...

from the kids.

:hi:

It is mind boggling how fast California is sinking. Like the prosperity of the recent past was all some great mirage that is beginning to fade. :wow:

[fasttense]

7. So when will the recall election be?

Isn't this enough reason to fire the Govenator?

[happygoluckytoyou]

8. If ARNOLD had any honor at all it would be 20,001