{"id":27937,"date":"2016-03-31T21:45:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T01:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27937"},"modified":"2016-03-31T21:45:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T01:45:36","slug":"somehow-i-think-he-has-misdiagnosed-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27937","title":{"rendered":"Somehow I Think He Has Misdiagnosed The Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNS News<\/a> posted an article today about a recent statement by Transportation Secretary<\/a> Anthony Foxx<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article reports Secretary Foxx’s comments:<\/p>\n

…\u201conly 49% of low-income<\/a> neighborhoods<\/a> have sidewalks\u201d while more affluent areas have near 90%. In order to have a society where \u201ceveryone has a shot at the American Dream<\/a>, than it\u2019s imperative that we acknowledge these challenges.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sir, with all due respect, I don’t think that is the problem.<\/p>\n

The article goes on:<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if we want a society in which everyone has a shot at the American dream, than it is imperative that we acknowledge these challenges,\u201d Foxx said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foxx hired the U.S. Transportation Department\u2019s first \u201cChief Opportunities Officer\u201d<\/a> in 2015. The position aims to make sure \u201cLadders of Opportunity inatives are coordinated, advanced and implemented across all levels of DOT,\u201d according to the U.S. Transportation website.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2014, Foxx prioritized the criteria for federal TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery<\/a>) grants<\/a> by adding \u201caccess to opportunities\u201d as a criteria the government should take into account<\/a> when awarding grants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTransportation is about more than getting from one point to another–it\u2019s about getting from where you are to a better life,\u201d said Secretary Foxx in a press release<\/a> discussing \u2018Ladders of Opportunity\u2019 grants in 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would support making sure people in low-income neighborhoods have an inexpensive way to get to work, but that does not have to be a government program<\/a>. Neighborhoods can easily form car pools to help each other find transportation to work. The streets in low-income neighborhoods do exist and generally are paved, so I think that the people in these neighborhoods can access ‘Ladders of Opportunity’ if they choose to.<\/p>\n

A person much wiser than I once commented that the best thing a parent can do for a child is to set the example of going to work every day. That is the culture we need in all of our neighborhoods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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