ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, fˈɔːɹmɚ ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ʃwˈɔːɹzənˌɛɡɚ wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd təbi plˈænɪŋ tuː "slˈæʃ ðə pˈeɪ ʌv mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ stˈeɪt wˈɜːkɚz tə ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl mˈɪnɪməm ʌv dˈɑːlɚ sˈɪks.fˈɪfti fˈaɪv pɜːɹ ˈaʊɚ," ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ mˈɛʒɚz, dˈuː tʊ ɐ lˈæk əvən ɐpɹˈuːvd stˈeɪt bˈʌdʒɪt.
In July 2008, former Governor of California Schwarzenegger was reported to be planning to "slash the pay of more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum of $6.55 per hour," among other measures, due to a lack of an approved state budget.