Steve Hilton, a recent American citizen and candidate for governor of California, has a message for the Golden State: it's time to uncover welfare fraud reminiscent of Minnesota-sized scandals. Hilton's journey from the UK to the US in 2012 brought him to teach at Stanford, start a business, and host a national TV show. Now, he's ready to tackle what he sees as corruption in California's welfare system.
Hilton is not shy about pointing fingers. He accuses the current state government, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, of fostering a culture of corruption, pointing out allegations of fraud within the state's Employment Development Department and what he calls a 'homeless industrial complex.' "I’m disgusted by the behavior being revealed in Tim Walz’s Minnesota," Hilton claims, "but whatever is going on there, the corruption in Gavin Newsom’s California is a thousand times worse."
“Our highest-in-the-nation taxes inflate a bloated, bureaucratic monstrosity of a state government that produces the worst results in the country,” Hilton states.
Hilton is rallying for federal intervention and promising a cleaner government if elected. He has launched an anonymous tipline, Califraud.com, inviting whistleblowers to expose fraudulent activities. Hilton insists that California's government must stop the misuse of public funds, promising audits of social-services spending.
Emphasizing an American ethos of hard work and responsibility, Hilton declares, "The American Dream will stay alive – but only if we fight for it." With his campaign trail heating up, he's looking to reverse what he calls an 'anti-American attitude' in politics, aiming to protect the state he loves from becoming like the country he left behind.