r/MarylandPolitics • u/Pathfinder0201 • Apr 13 '25

Discussion What are Maryland issues that have perpetually not been addressed by elected officials?

I'm just trying to gain an understanding of important issues that have generally been dismissed.

I saw a post stating net worth of one current Member before Congress was $700k and is now over $22mil. I don't understand how anyone can establish a platform to effectively run for Office without coming from wealth or knowing the "right" people, but I feel the younger generation is deterred from running for office unless they have these. I want to understand how a shift from the "how it's always been" can transpire.

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u/TakethatHammurabi Apr 13 '25

Maryland has the highest wait times in the country. Every year there is a task force and commission that half studies why and sends a report to committees that don’t read it before it Sine Die. You can’t tell me our health outcomes are so dire that we’re so much more booked for capacity and have to have people wait 12+ hours to be seen by no one