Robert Reich, who served as labor secretary under President Clinton, spoke to the House Steering and Policy Committee 7 January about funding infrastructure projects according to Obama's plan. Reich stated in testimony and on his blog that the billions of dollars in the proposed economic stimulus plan should be allocated with social issues in mind, to make sure the money doesn’t go to just “white male construction workers” or the highly skilled.
According to this statement he uses racial criteria to find lesser skilled people.
I just wanted to make sure I read and heard correctly but that is his statement.
Yes, it is clear, he stated:
“I am concerned, as I’m sure many of you are, that these jobs not simply go to high skilled people who are already professionals or to white male construction workers.”
In response, Representative Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., stated an additional point. Rangel noted the “middle class” would be unlikely to create any opposition to funds directed to minorities.
Rangel said:
“One thing that you can depend on, you don’t have to be worried about what the middle class is going to do. Things are so bad, they have to put food on their tables, get clothes for their kids, get them in school.”
Rangel's point is that the middle class is too busy working and raising their children, essentially being productive, to note what the government is doing. I just want to make sure I understand him correctly.
Obama plans to ensure that the least skilled, least qualified workers get jobs based on their social return, i.e., votes for the politicians.
I understand their need to support their respective constituencies but to endanger others with incompetently built roads and bridges is folly.
The inauguration benediction by Reverend Joseph Lowery was clear enough; he invoked God to help mankind work for a day when “white would embrace what is right.”
The race card makes an appearance in national, presidential politics; it is quite ugly.
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