Category Archives: Employment

iePolitics: Where are all the competent workers?

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Today I got a good scare.  I was driving down a back road in the middle of nowhere.  A mile or so ahead of me I could see a school bus pulled over to the side of the road dropping off children.  There were no red lights, no stop sign, and no children.  Its hazard lights were flashing, not its red lights.

There was only one vehicle there waiting for the children and I could not see a driver in it.  This was not an area where children would be dropped off and expected to walk home.  Due to the extended time the bus was at the side of the road with its hazard lights flashing and what appeared to be an empty vehicle on the opposite side of the road, I guessed that the other parent was talking to the bus driver on the side of the road that was blocked from my view by the bus.

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ieNewsNow: Bring the jobs and people back to California

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Earlier this year, California received some stark news about its future…its population was not increasing. This was the first time this has happened to California since the era of the Gold Rush; pre-Civil War. The immediate results are that California does not earn another Electoral vote and congressional seat and must deal with the fact its tax-paying population

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Statesman: Amazon negotiating for sales-tax exemption in trade for 5,000 new Texas jobs

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Editor’s Note: Just thought this was interesting since one of the new taxes in the budget that was vetoed was to tax Amazon.com and other online retailers doing business in California.  (Yeah, I know, make them collect sales tax like other retailers.)

By Barry Harrell | Monday, June 20, 2011, 10:55 AM

Amazon.com is negotiating a deal with Texas officials that would see the online retail giant promise to bring more than 5,000 jobs and $300 million in capital investments to the state over the next three years – if in exchange lawmakers will grant Amazon a 4 1/2-year exemption from collecting tax on online sales, according to documents obtained by the American-Statesman.

The proposed deal would be implemented by attaching it to Senate Bill 1, the wide-ranging fiscal matters bill being debated in the Legislature’s special session. SB 1 is a must-pass measure essential to balancing the state’s 2012-13 budget.

A draft copy of the conference committee report that would add the language to SB 1 was obtained by the American-Statesman. Mark Miner, spokesman for Gov. Rick Perry, confirmed Monday that the governor’s office has seen the draft copy of the proposed legislative language.

“The governor is always working to create jobs in Texas, and he supports any kind of legislation that would accomplish that goal,” Miner said. “His focus has always been on the Texas economy and creating jobs in this state. He’s always talking to companies in Texas that want to expand, or companies outside of Texas who might want to locate here.”

The proposal is similar to one Amazon recently struck with South Carolina, where that state’s legislators approved a 4½-year exemption on collecting sales tax in exchange for Amazon creating at least 2,000 jobs and investing at least $125 million through the end of 2013.

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iePolitics: Two million new jobs

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This is one of two very interesting articles Bill sent me today.  It has to do with on-shore oil drilling in the US that is already producing results and is expected to create about two million new jobs.  I think it is safe to say if this type of oil drilling is possible in California, we will not see it in our life times.

I planned to post the article here, but Bill asked me to post it to his site.  So here is the link.

Senator Robert Dutton: Dutton Pro-Jobs Measure Advances

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Another bill to help employees adjust work schedules is killed

SACRAMENTO – A pro-jobs bill, authored by Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga), aimed at helping California businesses grow and expand, was approved today by the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance.

A pro-employee bill, however, that would have made it easier for employees to adjust their work schedule, was squashed by the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

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Senator Robert Dutton: Dutton Pushes Job-Friendly Legislation

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SACRAMENTO–Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) introduced several pieces of legislation as part of his on-going effort to improve California’s business climate and grow the economy.

“We have the second highest unemployment rate in the nation, and a big reason for that is the burdens this state has placed on small businesses,” Senator Dutton said. “These bills will help to keep and create jobs by making California competitive with other states and by easing restrictive policies that add to the cost of doing business. They are also a win-win for employees and employers as they provide greater flexibility to employees in determining work schedules.”

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Pat Gilbreath: Leading Economist Back Gilbreath

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Husing Praises Redlands Mayor’s Record on Jobs

REDLANDS (05.22.10):  Inland Empire Economist and President of Economics and Politics Inc., Dr. John Husing announced his endorsement of Redlands Mayor Pat Gilbreath in the 63rd State Assembly race. Husing’s endorsement centered on Conservative Republican Gilbreath’s record as a regional leader for fiscal restraint and lower tax rates.

“Jobs … Jobs … Jobs. That must become the focus of California’s next legislature.  For over 20 years, I’ve seen Council Member Pat Gilbreath undertake major efforts to help create jobs and enhance the prosperity of her community and our region,” said Husing.  Adding, “For that reason, I strongly recommend her to be our next Assembly Member.” Continue reading →

InlandPolitics Commentary: Just when you thought you’d seen it all

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  • Posted April 21, 2010 at 9:03 am

This morning I had a chance to read in detail an eight-page document titled “2010 Deficit Mitigation Survey” published by the San Bernardino Public Employees Association (SBPEA) and disseminated to its affected county membership.

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iePolitics: True Unemployment

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If you still have a job, it is life as usual, but for the unemployed;  it is depression.  While, the EDD has reported 9% – 9.7%  unemployment in account for those who signed up for benefits, the Self-employed, have not had that opportunity, yet, they still paid taxes. 

Fox News has reported Commercial Real Estate at an all time low, with 40% across the nation in Bankruptcy or buildings for sale.  Does that mean, people who were Self-employed occupied those offices.  Absolutely!  Continue reading →

Senator Robert Dutton: Jobs Bandwagon

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In Case You Missed It:

Democrats Try to Jump on Jobs
Bandwagon

This piece was published in the Flash Report on Feb. 22.

By Sen. Bob Dutton

In sports, they’re called “bandwagoners,” – you know the type of fan that supports a team only when they start winning and become popular with the public.

Such is the case these days as those claiming to be “pro-jobs” are jumping on the bandwagon during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

I have spent a career running a small business in Southern California and know first hand the responsibilities and costs of signing the front of a check as a business owner. As a result of my real-world experiences as a business owner, I brought a pro-jobs agenda with me when I came to Sacramento in 2002.

Every year since being elected I have introduced legislation to help lift the economic burdens that make California the most expensive place in the nation to do business.

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Senator Robert Dutton: Job Creation Package

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Larry Venus
February 17, 2010
916–651–4031

Republicans Introduce Private
Sector Job Creation Package
Measures include 10 bills by Senator Dutton to lift
the economic burdens hindering job growth

SACRAMENTO–Senate Republican Leader–elect Bob Dutton (R–Rancho Cucamonga) has introduced 10 bills as part of a 24–bill Republican package to stimulate California’s private sector economy.

The legislation by Senator Dutton and other Republican senators was introduced as part of the emergency session declared by Governor Schwarzenegger to address California’s current fiscal crisis. This year’s budget deficit is an estimated $6 billion through June 2010 and nearly $20 billion by June 2011.

“The only way we’re going to solve California’s fiscal woes is through private sector job creation,” Senator Dutton said. “The difference between our plan and that of my Democrat colleagues is that their job creation proposals continue to increase the size of government.”

A recent editorial by the San Diego Union–Tribune titled “The Jobs Plan That Isn’t”observes that “instead of helping the state’s reeling private sector. The Democrats’ blueprint is almost entirely focused on using taxpayer funds to create government–paid positions.”

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Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack: Americans Need Jobs and a Healthy Economy, Not another Failed ‘Stimulus’

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of when the so-called “stimulus” bill was signed into law:

“One year after the Majority’s trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’, it is clear that this bloated spending package has failed to meet the needs of every day Americans,” said Bono Mack.  “Fraught with wasteful spending and big government programs, the ‘stimulus’ has left nearly 10 percent of Americans, and over 14 percent in Riverside County, without jobs and facing a record-high national deficit.

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iePolitics: Inquiring Minds Want to Know

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With the pending arrival of newly hired San Bernardino County Administrative Officer Greg Devereaux, we are pondering some points:

  • Will Assistant County Administrative Officer Dean Arabatzis now be required to work 40 hours a week at the County Government Center?  Five days a week, every week?
  • Will the Fifth Floor continue to be a ghost town on both sides of the isle on Fridays?
  • Will CAO Devereaux also work five days a week?
  • Will County Counsel Ruth Stringer and her deputy county counsels be allowed to continue to accrue millions in leave balances?
  • What will replace our beloved “Service First”?
  • Will Chicken Man show up to board meetings in a chicken suit?
  • Will Board of Supervisors staff follow Devereaux’s lead and start working five days a week, 40 hours a week?
  • Will department heads caught lying and cheating have consequences similar to line staff?
  • Will David Wert be required to work 40 hours a week, five days a week, every week?
  • Will department heads who go on vacation be required to green-slip their time?
  • Will non-elected department heads be allowed to continue bonking their line staff?
  • Will anything be done about sexual harassment and racial discrimination in the work place?
  • Will anything of significance ever get accomplished by the Fifth Floor in a timely manner?

Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack: Americans Need Solutions that Create Jobs and Boost our Economy

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today responded to the President’s jobs plan outlined today and emphasized her support for solutions that will create jobs and bring fiscal discipline to Washington:

“With unemployment at 10 percent nationally and over 14 percent in Riverside County, it is clear that the Administration and Congress must act on real solutions that will get Americans working again,” said Bono Mack.  “I welcome this renewed focus on the economy and job creation – the $1 trillion stimulus package, with its waste and focus on government spending, has fallen far short of America’s expectations and has not produced the jobs Americans so desperately need.

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