Governor plans to completely eliminate welfare for families

[TwixVoy]

Come 4th quarter this year there will be martial law declared in parts of Calirfornia, and the rest of the country will be on the way to depression like conditions. Bookmark this post.

We can learn from just about ANY civilization in history what happens when people can't eat. Welfare is allowing millions to have at least some kind of shelter and food. The moment you put peoples food and shelter at risk you have riots. This move will cause that.


"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to completely eliminate the state’s welfare program for families, medical insurance for low-income children and Cal Grants cash assistance to college and university students. "

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/schwarzenegger-make-massive-cuts-to-welfare-health-care-student-aid-.html

[southernyankeebelle]

1. Yep, This will be the end of the republican party - You

will see people who think that being a republican is so great will be leaping off that wagon. I pray this doesn't happen.

[Sequoia]

2. No idiot, get rid of Prop 13 and tax car registration that you threw out.

Can we tar and feather him yet?

[ColbertWatcher]

4. I wish more people would remember the car registration tax is ...

... what the GOP used to recall Davis.

[neverforget]

3. This is the next shoe to drop in the financial meltdown.

[aquart]

5. Interesting. Trying to force the legislature to raise taxes?

The Fed to fork over. I know a ploy when I see it.

[kestrel91316]

6. He HAS to do these things. Because, God forbid we raise taxes on the

uber-wealthy. Or corporations.

[Deja Q]

16. If there were more decent jobs, none of this would be a damn issue in the first place.

No tax hikes needed; everybody has jobs.

In the 1950s, the UI was around 2.25%. Today it's "officially" 9%. Unofficially, thanks to fuzzy math, one could estimate anywhere between 11 and 16%.

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade50.html
Interesting site, though it doesn't mention the minimum wage of the era ($0.75/hr, raised to $1/hr by President Eisenhower (the last true and decent Republican IMHO) and back in those days minimum wage was restricted to certain industries only...

[Wednesdays]

7. K&R

:kick:

[Raksha]

8. I couldn't believe it when I read the comments section after the article.

Most of those clueless idiots think it's a GREAT idea! I guess it's been too long since the Watts riots...they don't seem to realize that desperate people are DANGEROUS!

Are there really this many stupid people in California? I've lived in this state for 50 years and I had NO idea!

[femrap]

15. That is what is very, very

scary. All people want is a Scapegoat. Mexicans and women are taking us redneck boyz jobs....get 'em.

There is all of this anger and no logic or intelligence to direct it at those who deserve it....the Corporations and the Banksters.

It's so sad. I think being a hermit is a good idea....friends can visit, but must bring wine!

[Prophet 451]

21. Reagan was governor of California

Most of Cali is pretty liberal but there are pockets of extreme right-fringe thought there. Plus, from observation, most news sources which allow open comments end up being dominated by the ultra-right (see the BBC News "Have Your Say" section).

[MadMaddie]

9. Well if he does this parent will find a way to feed their

children...and the populace will turn against the well off. Arnold is pretty much sealing the fate for the Repugs.

[WhiteTara]

10. there should be marches in Sacramento

and in front of every representative and senator's offices. The publicans refuse to raise taxes and they control the single vote needed for true budget passage.

I loathe republicans and everything they stand for.

[DemReadingDU]

11. Schwarzenegger is proposing to completely eliminate

Will the legislature be able to vote on this proposal? Does anyone think it will get passed as Arnold wants in its entirety? Or maybe there will be some things reduced, but not eliminated?

[Deja Q]

12. How about corporate welfare? Aren't corporations doing their job by providing jobs to those

who want to work and show effort?

Perhaps I'm open-minded for the wrong reasons, but recent scenes at college (half the class ditching for the weather, two that were in were whining about not getting their reports done on time, receiving e-mails from instructors that I'm one of a handful of students that's actually bothering and trying to learn...)

I hate being a nerd/geek/whatever. We give a shit and all we are are ignored and scorned.

We also like the original Star Trek and think the remake movie is a vapid, aimless, glossy pointless waste that appeals to those with IQs slightly lower than that of frozen water.

Never mind my having to remind the security analyst what the fucking job she mewls about is all about. (she's only had it for, what, a year...) Then rescind the duties, you dumb, stupid ape! :mad: Damn republican - it's wrong for anybody to complain - except her.

:rant:

[vadawg]

13. WTF, you need to check what you are drinking isnt contaminated dude

that was the classic drunk guy on the upper deck of a number 61 bus, conversation totally meandering, just need you to break into a rendition of sinatra and we are complete.

[Deja Q]

17. Sadly, I'm sober.

My malaise is ADD. Not drinking. Go bleat to my neighbor. She has that problem. :(

[Marr]

18. What the hell?

I can't decipher that.

[Canuckistanian]

14. Thank God Gray Davis was recalled

This situation would probably be different.





Oh, OK....
:sarcasm:

[juno jones]

19. Thank you for the reminder of why we left CA

just after this goombah was elected.

My bay-area born-n-bred hubby hates WA state weather, but now agrees with me that leaving was a good decision.

[autorank]

20. He's Warren Buffet's creation. Trust none of them.

I remember when Buffet was out there during the recall campaign and Swarzenegger told him to 'give me 50 pushups.' That
was odd and inept on Arnie's part.

But Buffet had his way and now he has a state/local bond insurance company guaranteeing the bond holdings of those
states that buy into it, including California.

When they start defaulting, Buffet will have leverage of any state government he insures. I'm sure we'll see more
like the OP describes. He's just another greddy guy on the make.

Remember, he bought into Goldman when Goldman was getting those insider bennies.

What a guy! What an example.