California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to sign an executive order tomorrow that will result in the lay off of 22,000 part-time and temporary state workers and a huge paycut for nearly 200,000 state workers. He claims that this move is to keep the state solvent until a new budget is agreed upon. In reality this is tantamount to taking state workers hostage and demanding a ransom.
The Governator's executive order will cut 200,000 state workers' pay to the federal minimum wage of $6.55/hr. He claims that this will save the state $1.2 billion a month. If this is accurate that means this pay cut averages out to $6000 per worker a month.
The Governator claims that these workers will receive their full pay retroactively once a new budget is agreed upon. In my opinion this clearly shows this move as what it is, exploiting human beings to twist the arms of Democrats.
In the mean time, real people suffer. How will these people pay their bills? put food on their tables? fill their gas tanks?
Arnold Schwarzenegger should be ashamed of himself. His willingness to destroy lives to acheive an agenda is appalling. How does Maria Shriver live with this man? How the heck was this guy even reelected?