When Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., went off on Rep. Paul Ryan,
R-Wis., for his remarks that, “We have got a tailspin of culture, in our
inner cities in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not
even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work,” the
wrong part of what she had to say got all the attention. The big buzz that Congressional Black Caucus member Lee
generated was her accusation that Ryan's remarks were a “thinly veiled
racial attack.” But the part of her remarks I found most interesting was:
“… Mr. Ryan should step up and produce some legitimate proposals on how to
tackle poverty and racial discrimination in America.” Ryan has been one of the most creative and courageous
policy-thinkers in Washington in recent years.
Ryan sat down with me for an interview shortly before he ran for vice president in
2012. His thoughtfulness and compassion came through loud and clear and he
zeroed in on the core of a problem I have been talking and writing about for
more than 20 years - government programs that not only do not solve problems
but make problems worse........To Read More.....
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