Jobless insurance deficit to spark tenfold tax hike - Hawaii Bu...

Maybe this will make companies think twice before laying off people. Cause and effect that no one ever thinks about. Feel sorry for the small businesses; the others not so much.

Yep! The Dems should tax the local businesses to death!!! It's the only way to raise more money so they can spend it foolishly again! Local small businesss is the enemy of the Democrats!

Great idea. This will only cause more unemployment as business decide to fold rather than give the government the profits from their hard work.
Typical dems.
How about dropping those who have been on unemployment for years and decades, as it's obvious that they have never even tried to find work.

one of the worse state in the nation for small business and one of the top state in da nation for pork barrel. 40 years of democrat rules, you all had a chance to change all this in last years election...CON CON...

Well!!!! YOU ALL GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR!!!! NOTHING WILL CHANGE IN HAWAAI UNLESS YOU CHANGE WHO YOU VOTE FOR HAWAII!!!!! OTHER WISE DON'T WHINE BUT BLAME YOURSELVES....LOL

Remember the millions and millions and millions given away as tax credits to film producers, water bottlers and all the other Act 221 scams that never generated any jobs?

How you like that program now, Bunky? The recipients are laughing their butts off as they relocate to the Mainland. Those millions could have paid all these expenses but noooooo....gave them away for promises.

Such fools. You keep re-electing these clowns!

The US is heading for insolvency. Like Iceland and Dubai and all or Europe.
Hang on. Good thing Japan likes Hawaii and will take it as debt repayment.

When your out-go.
Is more than your in-come.
Your up-keep.
Will be your down-fall.

Lingle has mangled the economy

No, it is China that is going to take over. Get ready to speak Chinese.

Sadly wrote:

The US is heading for insolvency. Like Iceland and Dubai and all or Europe.
Hang on. Good thing Japan likes Hawaii and will take it as debt repayment.

From what I understand the average increase (take away from a business) in Option 5 and Option 6 represents the average loss per month for single and couple-employed state employees on Furlough. Next year, the percentage increases.

This doesn't include those state employees who loss their jobs,and don't qualify for unemployement benefits. For those who do, according to this article they won't for long if nothing is done.

The State's philosophy of "sharing the burden" is indded having a profound effect in the entire food chain for the residents of Hawaii.

Keep in mind, there are a few states in the nation who not only saw the magnitude of this economic collapse and planned and exercised prudent conservative fiscal administration to avoid or minimize the adverse impacts. The State of Hawaii apparently did not.

Hopefully, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii county utilized this time to watch how the State government doing as they themselves are not immune to the threat of furloughs, layoffs, and program cuts.

Unemployed across public and private sectors, publicized or not, are real. Statistics don't show the real struggles going on out there.

Any complaints about increases in taxes, are also across the board as we ALL pay increase in county, state AND Federal taxes.

alice wrote:

Lingle has mangled the economy

yup

TV Watcher wrote:

Maybe this will make companies think twice before laying off people. Cause and effect that no one ever thinks about. Feel sorry for the small businesses; the others not so much.

Or maybe it will make an emplorer think twice before hiring somebody? Ahh, Hawaii, the business friendly state.

alice wrote:

<quoted text>yup

I continue to wonder about comments like this. There are four or five republicans in the entire state governement and yet it still their fault. Laws are made in the legislature and the State has been contolled by Dems since 1959. Yet, its the Republican's fault.

Everyone knows you should save more money in good times to tide you over for the bad times. Except the legislature that is.

State of Hawaii. You are a criminal enterprize. You giving tax exemptions to willful violators. You have no regard for the peole that you serve. The citizen need to call for a Grand jury to indict some of you criminals at the State AG's ofice and the State Tax Department.

Your tax exempetion, tax free benefits, given to not for profits like the Elks Club is a disgusting example of your foolishness and stupidity. You are funding cheap beer to drunks and alcoholics that need their insurance benefits rather than a "bud light".

Other are drowning and you SOB's throw a life line to criminals under HRS 237. Audit the State Tax Department.

Fraud...he entire tax system is based on fraud and deception and the State does not give a damn.

bumpercrop wrote:

No, it is China that is going to take over. Get ready to speak Chinese.
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No China is a Dubai replay on a larger scale. If the US defaults the Yuan gets stronger their only competitive advantage disappears. They will collapse and a collapse of a thrid world population is not pretty.

The State does not want you to share the burden. The State is lazy and uncaring. That sharing the burden stuff is pure baloney. State is not doing their job.

Who in this state is doing investiation of HRS 237 violations? Anyone!

Deputy AG Hugh Jones...people are starving. Being furloughed. Unemployment compensation to go over the top. Are you awake or are you taking one of those government "naps". And the worst is still ahead of us.

What the heck are you doing.

call me :Bryant Carvalho, we can build a crew and go after these willful violators.

Hawaii is the only State that allows striking union members to collect unemployment benefits. How much was depleted from the fund in the past?

Tama Samoa wrote:

one of the worse state in the nation for small business and one of the top state in da nation for pork barrel. 40 years of democrat rules, you all had a chance to change all this in last years election...CON CON...
Well!!!! YOU ALL GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR!!!! NOTHING WILL CHANGE IN HAWAAI UNLESS YOU CHANGE WHO YOU VOTE FOR HAWAII!!!!! OTHER WISE DON'T WHINE BUT BLAME YOURSELVES....LOL

shut up you dumb sole. not funny that you are let out of the zoo.

Hawaii's own are jobless and struggling. Along the same lines a recent article touched on a fact some of our children are lacking decent footwear(slippers).

Meanwhile the Micronesian are flocking to the islands in ever increasing numbers to scoop up free benefits and entitlements provided by the state of Hawaii. Benefits and perks handed out by the state, not the U.S. federal government.

Recent articles indicate that Micronesians receive nearly a 100 million dollars a year in free health care and welfare benefits.

Bottom line - Extravagant benefits for Micronesians, suffering for our own ohana.