The Wage Terminator. Mega-Millionaire Hollywood Star Governor vetoes a bill to raise the minimum wage in California from $6.75 to $7.75 by July 2006. Compassionate conservativism to the rescue! In his defense, Ahhnold said the bill would have increased costs for employers by $4.4 billion. And just who would that money be going to? Why, those sneaky minimum wage workers, that's who! And what would the workers do with that extra dollar an hour? Why, probably spend it, putting it right back in the economy, generating revenues for businesses, stimulating economic growth! Sneaky little hobbitses!

Anyway, everybody knows that $14,400 ($6.75*40*52) a year is more than enough to live somewhere like L.A., San Fran, or Santa Clara. And who better understands the needs of the working poor than the multi-millionaire Governator?

Once again, way to go, California!