Yet another reason not to move to California...(bkelm18)

[Guest SUNTZU]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget17-2009jan17,0,4472460.story

California controller to suspend tax refunds, welfare checks

John Chiang announces that his office will suspend $3.7 billion in payments owed to Californians starting Feb. 1, as a result of the state's cash crisis. Student grants are also affected.

By Evan Halper

11:24 AM PST, January 16, 2009

Reporting from Sacramento -- State Controller John Chiang announced today that his office would suspend tax refunds, welfare checks, student grants and other payments owed to Californians starting Feb. 1, as a result of the state's cash crisis.

Chiang said he had no choice but to stop making some $3.7 billion in payments in the absence of action by the governor and lawmakers to close the state's nearly $42-billion budget deficit. More than half of those payments are tax refunds.

The controller said the suspended payments could be rolled into IOUs if California still lacked sufficient cash to pay its bills come March or April.

"I take this action with great reluctance," Chiang said at a news conference in his office. But he said that without action to close the deficit, "there is no way to make it through February unscathed."

The payments to be frozen include nearly $2 billion in tax refunds; $300 million in cash grants for needy families and the aged, blind and disabled; and $13 million in grants for college students.

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[towerclimber37]

I hate to hear that needy families will go without simply because the government can't control it's spending.

still, it's good that they are starting to pay their bills!

I wouldn't move to commiefornia for anything!

heck, I won't even work there.

[Guest SUNTZU]

I'm trying to picture holding off the hordes with nothing but a pointy stick.

[Guest bkelm18]

Well, Daniel, they need the money so they can start giving it out to the needy folks once the Glorious O has taken office. Duh...

[bteague2]

The government shouldn't be writting welfare checks anyways. Social welfare is for churches... I do feel for the students and people not getting their tax refunds though.

[Guest SUNTZU]

Well, Daniel, they need the money so they can start giving it out to the needy folks once the Glorious O has taken office. Duh...

I stopped when I got to the Glorious O...My mind was filled with a bright light and things seemed so much simpler.

[Guest bkelm18]

I stopped when I got to the Glorious O...My mind was filled with a bright light and things seemed so much simpler.

See how much simpler life gets when you let the O into your life and embrace the will of his liberal divinity?

[Guest SUNTZU]

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[Guest bkelm18]

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[Guest jackdog]

Towerclimber37

I hate to hear that needy families will go without simply because the government can't control it's spending.

still, it's good that they are starting to pay their bills!

I wouldn't move to commiefornia for anything!

heck, I won't even work there.

Plus 1000 on that. I keep hopping arizonia will be the new coast line.

[Guest m&pc9]

I wonder what they would do if you decided not to pay your state taxes. Just kidding I know what they would do. So how is it they can not pay you for the overage you paid them. I would be pissed.

[Guest Boomhower]

+1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^

But honestly, what could you do about it? It's not like it would be the 1st time that the government stole money from it's people.