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Title: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: Tucker on June 22, 2011, 06:56:45 AM: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lawmakers-pay-20110622,0,5154346.story

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By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times

June 22, 2011
Reporting from Sacramento -- State Controller John Chiang has decided to deny California lawmakers their pay for failing to produce a truly balanced spending plan, infuriating legislative leaders but pumping new life into budget negotiations just 10 days before the start of the new fiscal year.

Indignant Democratic lawmakers, having passed a budget on the June 15 deadline without input from Republicans or Gov. Jerry Brown, said the controller, who issues state paychecks, was engaged in an illegal power grab. Chiang said in his announcement Tuesday that aspects of the Democrats' budget â€” which Brown had swiftly vetoed â€” were incomplete and the plan therefore violated a new law that punishes the Legislature for late spending plans.

I love it.
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: rich_t on June 22, 2011, 07:07:33 AM: Awesome.
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: Wineslob on June 22, 2011, 10:07:34 AM: Smoke and mirrors. They'll get their "owed backpay" once it's passed. :hammer:
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on June 22, 2011, 11:56:24 AM: Quote from: Wineslob on June 22, 2011, 10:07:34 AM
Smoke and mirrors. They'll get their "owed backpay" once it's passed. :hammer:

As the operative term is "balanced spending plan" I'm OK with that.

But that also assumes they can do that in a timely fashion before the rent comes due or they run out of Grey Poupon.
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: thundley4 on June 22, 2011, 12:03:24 PM: Quote from: Wineslob on June 22, 2011, 10:07:34 AM
Smoke and mirrors. They'll get their "owed backpay" once it's passed. :hammer:

I tried to find out if that is the case, but no luck. The linked article just says that they forfeit their pay. To me that sounds like it is gone.
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: Eupher on June 22, 2011, 04:25:27 PM: Quote from: thundley4 on June 22, 2011, 12:03:24 PM
I tried to find out if that is the case, but no luck. The linked article just says that they forfeit their pay. To me that sounds like it is gone.

Don't worry. There are plenty of black holes into which they can pour that money.
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: DefiantSix on June 23, 2011, 02:55:05 PM: Quote from: Wineslob on June 22, 2011, 10:07:34 AM
Smoke and mirrors. They'll get their "owed backpay" once it's passed. :hammer:

Probably including beer and travel money, too. :cheersmate:
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: Tucker on June 23, 2011, 04:10:22 PM: Quote from: DefiantSix on June 23, 2011, 02:55:05 PM
Probably including beer and travel money, too. :cheersmate:

None left. That was doled out to the WI legislators.
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: DefiantSix on June 23, 2011, 04:26:53 PM: Quote from: Tucker on June 23, 2011, 04:10:22 PM
None left. That was doled out to the WI legislators.

When you're a cock-sucking politician, there's ALWAYS beer and travel money somewhere.
Title: Re: CA won't pay legislators for passing budget that spends more than it earns
Post by: Tucker on June 23, 2011, 04:49:04 PM: Quote from: DefiantSix on June 23, 2011, 04:26:53 PM
When you're a cock-sucking politician, there's ALWAYS beer and travel money somewhere.

That job sounds like it really blows.