Economy L.A. is broke, short $1 billion, gonna have to layoff thousands of workers

[Richmma80]

L.A. is terribly run

Now they're gonna have to layoff thousands of government workers

The fuck are they doing with all that tax money

 

[avenue94]

Pensions are expensive, and the fires were a nasty unexpected cost that it's unclear if the federal government will offset.

 

[TrueBias]

I havent heard about how that $20 minimum wage is doing

 

[Stoic1]

But the weather!

 

[AWilder]

I havent heard about how that $20 minimum wage is doing

if anything, wouldn't that help tax revenue?

 

[Richmma80]

Pensions are expensive, and the fires were a nasty unexpected cost that it's unclear if the federal government will offset.

They got too many employees who make too much money.

 

[Whippy McGee]

LA built themselves a bureaucracy of epic proportions... not to mention the crazy pension deals made with the Fire, Police, etc.

This is the problem with Public Unions when the Democrats are in charge. You have Democrats negotiating with Democrats over our tax dollars and we all know who loses and wins.

LA is an example of Democrat policies end game. I think the Fed should help out on the fire, but that's a gift as LA/California made a bad situation far worse with their DEI bullshit, bad management, and terrible water policies. The Fed should rarely support or pay for bad state, county, or city policies. LA needs to learn not to repeat these obvious mistakes.

 

[Other]

Maybe they should cut back on the avocado toast and trips to starbucks

 

[Protectandserve]

The city is also spending absurd amount of money on the homeless issue but isn’t solving it, just enriching all the groups who are connected to those in power.

 

[Siver!]

You're probably gonna have a string of cities going under.

This happened to British county councils that were underfunded by Downing Street for years.

Now that your economy is tanking, expect plenty of these stories.

 

[Gas121]

You're probably gonna have a string of cities going under.

This happened to British county councils that were underfunded by Downing Street for years.

Now that your economy is tanking, expect plenty of these stories.

Yeah just take a look at Birmingham. The demise is clear and shocking at the same time. I can't believe what happened to this once great city.

 

[Siver!]

Yeah just take a look at Birmingham. The demise is clear and shocking at the same time. I can't believe what happened to this once great city.

I think a lot of it is Birmingham Council in particular was way overstretched.

It was the most 'in debt' Council in the country, yet only 41st when that debt got divided per person.

Topping that list were places like Woking and Spelthorne, then Warrington and Thurrock.

Those smaller places are so much easier to help out for central government, but places Birmingham and indeed LA are gonna be fucked. Nobody can afford to help huge cities when they fall into massive debt.

 

[seeyouaunty]

if anything, wouldn't that help tax revenue?

Not if raising minimum wage causes too many low skill jobs to disappear and be replaced by automation. Which is definitely starting to happen in my country, check out operators are nearly extinct now, self serve everywhere.

 

[Kingz]

Oh what? Have you got a city management degree? I think they’re doing a great job - Bill Burr

 

[avenue94]

They got too many employees who make too much money.

Probably, but I'd caution against taking a DOGE hatchet to it.

You have Democrats negotiating with Democrats over our tax dollars and we all know who loses and wins.

It's more accurate to say voters keep supporting these policies indirectly. Not a whole lot you can do about that.

The city is also spending absurd amount of money on the homeless issue but isn’t solving it, just enriching all the groups who are connected to those in power.

Some has been spent but a lot of it hasn't been spent and is essentially just sitting there until residents get over dragging their feet.

he Fed should rarely support or pay for bad state, county, or city policies

Bro, by that logic the feds should never spend any funds on anything near a coastline or in hurricane areas.

 

[Dalarna3]

It's not surprising that the fire set off a chain reaction bringing things down. Will the people of LA vote much needed reform into power? Probably not lol

 

[Beechwood]

Not LA, but can imagine a large portion of the cities budget goes toward illegal alien sanctuary city costs.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Spends $2.5B on Wildfire Recovery, $9.5B on Illegal Aliens​

Almost a third of California's budget deficit is illegal alien welfare.​

Gov. Gavin Newsom Spends $2.5B on Wildfire Recovery, $9.5B on Illegal Aliens | Frontpage Mag

Almost a third of California's budget deficit is illegal alien welfare.

www.frontpagemag.com

 

[BIKES!]

Supporting illegals and criminals over upstanding citizens has caused the middle class to leave in droves? You don’t say. At least they still have the growing illegal and homeless population to plug the gaps…

 

[oldshadow]

I support reasonable fedural government support for the wild fire victims.

However it has to be to those victims and only them.

The state is a sanctuary state and do is the city. So no other federal funds to help with that in anyway.

I hope the illegals run there from all the states and cities that are not sanctuary. I hope they do this to every sanctuary city and state.

 

[chardog]

My dad is set to get his la pension, 10K a month until he passes, he already receives 3.6K from social security, not sure how they afford these retirements but it’s a bit much