Monday, July 5, 2010

Schwarzenegger tantrum to be ignored?

You'd think a tough guy like Arnold Schwarzenegger wouldn't be throwing a pointless fit like this, but I guess flying into temper tantrums goes with the territory when you're a Republican officeholder.

Last week, the embattled California governor ordered state workers to take a pay cut so they'd only make federal minimum wage - a measly $7.25 an hour (which isn't even enough to live on in most communities). He ordered them to be paid only $7.25 an hour despite the fact that the state minimum wage is $8 an hour.

In addition to that lawbreaking, Schwarzenegger has ordered workers who aren't covered by federal minimum wage laws to work for free. Hasn't he ever heard of the Thirteenth Amendment?

This pay cut, however, might end up being ignored by State Controller John Chiang. Chiang has vowed to disregard Schwarzenegger's ill-timed order.

If California really wants to save money while emerging from the worst recession in 75 years, maybe it should stop lavishing tax dollars upon a racist charter school.

(Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/01/2864148/schwarzenegger-orders-minimum.html)

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