Cutting Decent Folk Some Slack

Today Jerry Brown will likely sign a bill banning employers from running credit checks on job applicants. Not surprisingly, headhunting firms and the like got right on it, because this is going to be seen as a strike against their corporate clients. And of course the news first appeared on their sites. But it is there nonetheless:

Some breathing room for us 'little people!'

Further information on this bill

Suffice it to say, this makes me feel a little better about living in California, though this legislation had been in place in other states for quite a while. Now if you've come to the end of your tether, and perhaps had to file bankruptcy to have a shot at a new start, you will not be penalized for it by potential employers. It feels like the boot is finally lifting off the necks off the 99%, if only by an inch. The 1% are not going to get away completely with threatening our well-being and livelihoods. Dare I say there's hope?