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JDDavis

(725 posts)
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 03:54 PM Oct 2014

Has anybody here actually READ what Baker's campaign is saying? [View all]

He is proposing to cut state funding for education.

He is proposing to use SOME of those funds to give tax breaks to businesses.

He is wanting to fix social services but not proposing any more funding for any of them, including child abuse and services to mentally challenged or mentally ill.

He is ignoring 100's of roads and bridges that need repair.

Your local real estate taxes will go up to meet the school budget cuts.

Some flash in the pan stuff with $6 million for "renewable energy" whatever that is, (and, of course more tax breaks for companies that do "renewable energy" like recycling).

To read this, you would think Charlie Baker is going to change the world by changing your trash collection schedule. But, of course, Charlie doesn't like to pay teachers much, or increase the number of child abuse social workers as is obviously needed.

Smoke and mirrors.

Why isn't the Coakley campaign and the Democratic Party of Mass taking him apart on these issues?

Martha, you need to start swinging aggressively, not trying to defend your record over the last 25 years. You are a smart woman, but not aggressive enough to defeat this slug you are running against.

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