Response to Congressman Mike Honda's State of the District

I received an update from Congressman Honda and posted a response. Because responses are moderated, there is a chance my comments will not be published.

His email said: "Recent economic indicators are pointing to a slow down in our economy. By providing an economic kick start to the economy, it is possible that we can avoid further economic decline.

This week my colleagues and I in the House passed an economic stimulus package that will give a much-needed boost to our struggling economy and provide real assistance to lower- and middle-income families."

Personally, I don't think giving people a small amount of money is going to help our situation. We are spiraling downhill and our elected representatives are so far out of the loop, they do not understand everyday Americans. Yeah, yeah, I know they talk about us working class folk while running for office, but the reality is that millionaires in public office don't share the everyday life, don't know our real concerns, don't see public schools decline. The Lobbyists have a lot more power than the average American, and that's wrong.

There are a lot of things we can do to fix this country and when I wrote on the Congressman's blog, I only addressed these items:

1. Illegal immigration is expensive in every way and very unfair to those who followed the process.
2. Stop aid to Mexico (largest source of illegal immigrants) and instead offer incentives to companies to build factories/business there and train locals. They get to stay at home and we don't have increased expenses.
3. Companies outsourcing work should be taxed. They took jobs out of the USA for better profit margins, but it took jobs/income from people here and that lowers the tax base, increased the number of people who need public assistance.
4. Fix our trade agreements. No way in hell should most of our products be made in China, a place with just about no oversight at all. This can and should be done unless you favor lead in children's toys, prescription drugs with iffy contents, and more jobs sliding out of the US.