Governor Christie Doesn't Understand Bruce Springsteen

Governor Christie loves Bruce Springsteen and has gone to numerous concerts to see one of the finest musicians in the country. He has good taste in this area and I kind of like his straight forward approach to politics. I only wish he was a Democrat with compassion for the low income workers in his state. He is a market capitalist who believes privatization cures all the injustices of our society.Unions,collective bargaining,low income housing,environmental and worker protections,public advocates,and public transportation improvements(train lines) are anathemas to this newly elected Republican.Twenty-one days after taking office,Christie placed a ninety day freeze on the Council of Affordable Housing.This council is responsible for ensuring that all 566 New Jersey municipalities provide their fair share of low and moderate housing.Christie wants to dismantle it because he feels the market will fulfill these needs.The Council was established after The Fair Housing Act of 1985 was passed and established the need for helping low income citizens find appropriate housing. The need is very much alive,especially in our current environment.Bruce wouldn't like this move.He believes everyone in society,especially the poor, need to be listened to with compassion and commitment.

Two days later, Christie signed executive order#14,which declared a state of fiscal emergency due to a $2.2 billion budget deficit.He withheld $475 million in state aid and told the school districts to use their surpluses to bridge the gap. State subsidies to NJ Transit, higher education and hospitals were also cut.He also suspended funding for the Public Advocate and wants to eliminate it completely.The Department of the Public Advocate is part of the Executive branch and acts as a voice on behalf of the people. It is responsible to make government more accountable and responsive to N.J. residents through legal advocacy,policy research and reform and community and legislative outreach.Christie should check out the lyrics to "Land of Hope and Dreams","American Skin","If I Should Fall Behind"""Youngstown""or "Badlands"to get some insight into the importance of government in the lives of  low income Americans.Why does he continue to "believe" in a system that doesn't take everyone on the train to prosperity.The 30 to 40 % of Americans who want the best for their families are ignored by Christie types who are fundamentalist kneeling at the alter of capitalism. They want to destroy any vehicle(collective bargaining,government programs for the poor,support for hospitals who take care of the lower class,public transportation,N.J.Dept. of Environmental Protection,money for higher ed.that helps the underprivileged,school districts struggling to educate the children in most need,etc.) that tries to establish some kind of level playing field so our youth can grow and prosper like the upper class.Christie wants to protect the rich and lobby(his previous job that got him into politics) for legislation that takes from the poor to give to the wealthy. He stands center stage with the banks who caused the great recession of 2008.Never a word of disgust for the cause of N.J.budget deficit. Christie is always in attack mode against any public employee because he wants to privatize every department or bury the "beast". The good citizens of N.J. will see through this obnoxious bully who doesn't want anyone sniffing around his house for his hands are dirty with deals from the past(deferred prosecution agreements) and the ones to come in the future.

Bruce will never sing for your political events because he is embarrassed by you as a representative of his state.You really shouldn't pay a performer to sing about issues you stand against. Maybe you just don't understand the mystery of life and its purpose.You must have been late for Religious Studies class at Seton Hall as you watched your stocks across the T.V.screen.