U.S. threatens to rescind stimulus money over wage cuts - Los Angeles Times »
Posted By k9kssr 7 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsThe Obama administration is threatening to rescind billions of dollars in federal stimulus money if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers do not restore wage cuts to unionized home healthcare workers approved in February as part of the budget.
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nostalgia7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Federal money ALWAYS comes with strings attached - look at what is happening with the car companies and the banks
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The Washington puppet masters just keep pulling the strings
Never mind that California is ready to go off of the financial cliff!!!
And why am I not surprised that the Service Employees International Union is mentioned!
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k9kssr7 months, 2 weeks ago
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FTA: "Reporting from Sacramento -- The Obama administration is threatening to rescind billions of dollars in federal stimulus money if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers do not restore wage cuts to unionized home healthcare workers approved in February as part of the budget.
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Schwarzenegger's office was advised this week by federal health officials that the wage reduction, which will save California $74 million, violates provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Failure to revoke the scheduled wage cut before it takes effect July 1 could cost California $6.8 billion in stimulus money, according to state officials."
I guess only certain people need to cut-back and conserve during this crisis, that doesn't include unions I guess.-
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Beau78907 months, 2 weeks ago
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There's nothing unusual or wrong here. The law is clear and requires states to abide by its conditions in order to receive federal money. (Just like every other bill giving money to states has always done.)
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Schwarzenegger has a choice: he can save $74 million by cutting wages of employees, or he can receive nearly a hundred times that amount from the feds. It's a no-brainer.
You might think about trying to focus on the situation of the people whose wages would be cut rather than the union in this instance.
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jordan117 months, 2 weeks ago
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Yeah, those horrible unions. LMAO! You know what home health care workers were cut to? 9.50 an hour. That's approx. $1500 a month. If you need child care, throw out at least $300.00. Then there's rent. I'll be conservative, and say $500.00. Now ya have $700.00. Need a car? You can't have one. Insurance would run at least $80.00 monthly, plus gas, plus repairs, plus car payments (no one making $1500 a month owns a car outright). Then ya got utilities. Again I'll be conservative with $300.00 a month for gas, electricity, water and garbage. Wow. A whole $400.00 for food, clothing, health care, transportation, & god forbid any emergencies!
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Yeah, those greedy unions. Oops. I forgot union dues, lol.
I'll tell all you
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