{"id":8826,"date":"2026-05-09T00:24:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8826"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:24:58","slug":"tax-hike-on-california-employers-spurs-plea-for-help-to-cover-gavin-newsoms-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8826","title":{"rendered":"Tax hike on California employers spurs plea for help to cover Gavin Newsom\u2019s \u2018failures\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A state senator is calling on Congress to bail out California and stop employers from picking up the tab on a $20 billion debt Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have so far refused to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones issued a joint resolution with other Republican state senators urging Congress to suspend looming federal payroll tax increases tied to the state\u2019s unpaid unemployment insurance (UI) debt.<\/p>\n<p>California employers will soon pay a 5.2% payroll tax \u2014 nearly nine times as much as those in other states that are debt free, according to the California Business Roundtable. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>State senators ripped Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s for the unemployment insurance crisis being passed on to employers.  <span class=\"credit\">Nathan Posner\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Newsom\u2019s decision to not pay off debts for unemployment insurance has left California as an outlier among states. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The burden could be especially hard on small businesses, which account for 99.8% of all businesses in the state and support 7.6 million jobs, according to Jones\u2019 office.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cEvery other state paid down its debt, but not California,\u201d Jones said in a statement, arguing that businesses are being forced to absorb the cost of California and Newsom\u2019s passing of the buck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, businesses that survived shutdowns, kept employees on payroll, and held their communities together will pay for Gavin Newsom\u2019s failures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most states used federal stimulus funds to pay down their unemployment debts, but California instead directed money toward infrastructure, homelessness and other priorities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every 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size-large\"><figcaption>California small businesses could be harmed the most for paying an increase in payroll taxes. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones called out the state\u2019s Employment Development Department (EDD) for paying out billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims while real businesses were forced to remain shuttered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The total amount of fraud is estimated to be at least $20 billion, according to the resolution.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Republican lawmakers say California\u2019s extended shutdowns caused prolonged and unnecessary unemployment. <span class=\"credit\">Postmodern Studio \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t pay a bill, you\u2019ll get hounded by a collection agency,\u201d Jones said. \u201cBut apparently if you\u2019re the governor of California, you can ignore the tab and force someone else to pick it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.In February, the U.S. 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