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Schwarzenegger Terminates Full Salaries of State Employees
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a man of his word this week. His threat to significantly cut the salaries of 200,000 state employees if lawmakers failed to produce a budget turned into reality when he signed an executive order reducing their pay to $6.55 an hour.
Schwarzenegger's Wage Threat: A State Employee's Reaction
As California Democrats and Republicans struggle to find a satisfactory compromise and seal the deal on a new and overdue state budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's frustration has risen to the point of making threats. He's considering an executive order that would reduce 200,000 state employees' salaries to the $6.55 per hour federal minimum wage, which CitizenSugar points out is $1.45 less than the state's minimum wage.
States Struggling: Budget Crises Lead to Desperate Measures
If you thought your wallet was feeling light, it's not just you — states are feeling the budget crunch just as hard — with unique ways to manage the money meltdown.
In California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has just threatened to pay state employees federal minimum wage in an effort to push lawmakers to agree on a budget.
What Do You Know About the Minimum Wage?
Later this month the federal government and several states will increase their minimum wages. Even after the raise, 24 states and the District of Columbia will have minimum wages higher than the new federal wage of $6.55. What do you know about the minimum wage as it stands today?
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Social Security Benefits in 2041 Below Minimum Wage Income
If you haven't already been convinced that committing to retirement savings isn't really up for argument, consider these statements from the Social Security Administration. The average monthly benefit in June 2008 was $1,084.47, but in 2041 Social Security will only be able to pay 78 percent of scheduled benefits. The Motley Fool has calculated the inflation-adjusted equivalent to be $845.89 per month.
What Was Your Worst Summer Job?
Before we all get the fabulous jobs that express our personalities and true abilities — we often have to suck it up in crap jobs.
Yes, they help us build character. Yes, we learn how to budget small amounts of money, learning the valuable fiscal lesson that no amount of saving will buy us a trip to Paris and allow us to purchase our dream wardrobes on a part-time, minimum-wage salary.
Child Slavery in the US? Wealthy Immigrants Bring "Hired" Help
Well, this is just great. Behind the gated and planned communities of Southern California housewives aren't just employing children as drug dealers, they're smuggling children into the US to work.
As affluent immigrants move here from Africa, where the rich think nothing of employing children for little to no money, many bring children with them to employ for meager wages ($30-per-month meager).
Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .
- Pollution: Is this for real? George W. Bush bids farewell to G8 saying "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."
Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .
- Abortion: No consensus? Parliament vote to reject late-term abortion limits divides Britain's newspapers. —newsblog
- Obama: Clinton helped Obama?
Is It Acceptable For Cafe Owners to Take Tips From Servers?
The owners of a Philadelphia cafe think it's OK to confiscate tips meant for servers, and explained their actions as being for the good of the community. They said they were collecting tips in order to help pay for restaurant renovations that would benefit everyone, including customers and employees. The cafe owners added to their defense that they pay their servers above minimum wage to start, and the server who outed the tip pirates said that wage is $7 per hour.
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