California Forward looks to create more jobs for the middle class. California Forward’s mission is to provide a chance for every individual in California to pursue their dream by helping the government with important decisions that will influence the public,  “We want a government that is small enough to listen, big enough to tackle real problems, smart enough to spend our money wisely, and honest enough to be held accountable for results.” I am from a upper middle class family and I have seen how middle class families support the economy and help it strive. This is because they have a lot of disposable income as well as have a mass amount of individuals in this income bracket. Seeing my parents sacrafice a lot of time and energy to support me really inspires me now to work hard and be able to take care of them. This is the advantage that have a strong middle class can have. The middle class is the backbone of the American economy because they are both producers and consumers and when the middle class is strong everyone benefits. This is because when they make a lot of money they will spend a lot of money thus create jobs for everyone as well. This has been seen by those that are in the upper class income bracket. The first to realize this was Henry Ford who reduced the workweek to 5 days so people would have time to  buy his cars opposed to the old 6 day work week. Other companies have realized this and some have reduced their work to a 3 day work week.

I agree withe their stance on helping the middle class.However they should take it one step further and  California should increase the wages and decrease the work week so there is no wasted time at work on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. The increase of wages would give people more money to spend and have more taxes for the government to make communities better and rebuild parks, schools and roads. The increase in jobs and the increase in wages would make communities lives better because there would be less of a gap between the rich and the middle class. However, the rich would be able to have more product because their workers would be happier and waste less time on their computers and be working on their work because they would be more inclined to because of the constraint on time as well as the fact that their bosses treat them better. In the end the bill that California Forward supports would make it better for everyone creating a stronger economy because more people would have more money to spend. However, they should take it one step further by increasing wages of the middle class and decreasing the work week. Ths would make a happier workforce that would also be more productive and be able to make the upper class more money. In the end, this bill benefits everyone because everyone will be making more money and be happier overall.