(Washington D. C., May 12, 2009) (exclusive to eGrumps)
The Official Stimulus Csar, who has joined the prestigious Committee of Csars, has decreed that California will get its $7,000,000,000 (+/-) stimulus package only if it rescinded a reduction in the minimum wages that the state paid to unionized home health care workers, even though the rate was still well above the general California minimum wage scale.
Also under consideration was a “request” to California that it rescind the pay decreases impossed upon California unionized workers (but not the non-unionized workers) over the last 50 years, rescind all income tax increases in California for the last 25 years imposed upon unionized workers (but not the non-unionized workers), and rehire all government employees laid off during the past 25 years. It was pointed out, however, that no government employees had been laid off over the past 25 years.
When asked about it, not one member of the California legislature thought this would result in more favorable v0tes in 2010 from the unionized workers who were to receive the pay increase The measure seemed certain to pass the legislature. “Seems fair to me” stated one state senator while contemplating the number of union votes in his district.
It was rumored that one California committee member, who is now an ex-committee member, stated that this seemed like extortion (by Washington) to him. He is now looking for a new job and is applying for a job as a home health care worker.
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