Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Lieu on the Select Committee on Restoring California's Middle Class

If the state senators in the Sacramento legislature want to restore the Golden State's middle class, they could start by eliminating this ridiculous, innocuous, and unfocused ad-hoc committees which furnish fancy titles for political resumes, but contribute absolutely nothing to the welfare or the well-being of the state of California.

The middle class is in danger to the extent that the government wants to "do something" in order to make it better. Because of the dysfunction and gridlock which is blocking meaningful legislation -- like tort reform, deregulation, lower taxes -- Sacramento politician still need to look busy, so they throw together these meaningless committees which have no other purpose than to give the impression that our politicians are "doing something".

I would like to see Senator Lieu spend more time earning his keep, promoting vouchers, welfare-to-work programs, entitlement reform. Governor Jerry Brown has proposed a number of meaningful initiatives, including his 12-point pension reform plan, which only the Republicans have endorsed, thus taking the high ground in a fractious political debate.

Senator Lieu, if you really want to help the middle class in this state, please get government out of the way. Direct funds to protecting our rights, securing our borders, and discharging the massive debt weighing on this state.

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