In a time when protecting local business owners is of the utmost importance to nearly every elected official in California, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has decided to go against the grain. Recently, she wrote a series of tweets accusing the “system”—that is, the inner workings of America’s economy—of being rigged in favor of the rich and powerful.
The system is rigged against the working poor and middle class workers. That’s the truth. I’m so tired of corporate America. I’m tired of billionaires. I’m tired of income inequality. We are going to have to fight like hell coming out of this to change things. We have no choice.
— Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (@LorenaSGonzalez) April 14, 2020
Easy enough for Gonzalez to say. She’s both of those things—rich and powerful.
You are the system. You are the reason people are out of work and school and options. That’s the truth. I’m so tired of your laws. I’m tired of bought politicians. We will fight like hell to change things. You have given us no other choice.
— Tiffani (@TiffaniCFO) April 14, 2020
Rather than offer a genuine reply or engage in some sort of civil discourse, Gonzalez—in her quintessential smug fashion—replied with seething snark, mocking the woman’s role as a small business owner.
Yes, I am a CFO and a small business owner. I employ 26 W2 employees, fully cover their healthcare benefits, and sign their paychecks. Your draconian laws have kicked my kids out of school, made it impossible for ICs to survive, and legalized ballot harvesting. NOT OK.
— Tiffani (@TiffaniCFO) April 14, 2020
As one of the most powerful people in California politics, Gonzalez should know better than to attack small business owners, who are part of the very middle class she claims to protect. Sadly, this is nothing new for Lorena Gonzalez, who has proven to be a cesspool of backhanded insults and terrible legislation.
