A machine from WBZ-TV phoned me this evening and asked me a minute’s worth of questions for a story to run soon, keyed apparently to Gov. Patrick’s big speech on the economy. The questions and my answers, apart from demographics:
Do you approve of DP’s job so far? Yes
Is the MA economy doing well, badly, or in between? In between
Will the economy be better or worse a year from now? Worse
Is DP doing enough to help the economy? Yes
My demographics: Registered in MA, male, 48, Dem, liberal.
A pretty straightforward, honest poll, I thought. How would you have answered? (my poll after the jump)
Please share widely!
DP is not wrecking the economy fast enough.
The longer that man is in office to more he reveals himself to be just like the galactic let down of 2006 at the federal level.
The terrible economic conditions are almost entirely the responsibility of Republicans: the mess left by Romney and the deregulation of the financial system that led directly to the subprime fiasco, which in turn led to tightening of credit. The fact that Bill Clinton participated in much of this deregulation does not speak well for him and is one reason why I do not want to see another eight years of Clintons in the White House.
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p>I especially agree with Deval’s plan to invest in infrastructure repair. Our roads and bridges require major work, and the sooner the better; this is money that has to be spent. It will create jobs that will help our economy. Too bad that the money has to come from bonds rather than sensible tax increases such as closing of corporate loopholes. But, then again, we’re fighting a war with borrowed money.
from being involved in the subprime industry. Don’t give me that load of crap. And what is part of his plan today, $20Million to bail out the mess he’s left. Maybe he should give back the $700 grand + he made from Ameriquest before he asks us to help clean his mess.
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p>give me a break
There’s nothing sadder than a man disaffected with his former idol. đŸ˜‰
I’m an optimist…
But not next year. The budget busters have not been solved or even tamed. Sal needs to take action to allow municipal leaders to opt into the GIC without union approval, health care needs caps on administrative and executive costs. We have a taxfunded mandatory health insurance law that is has become a hunormous corporate welfare plan. Stop the loopholes and stop making more loopholes!
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p>Let’s hope Patrick uses his talent here and now. I agree with investing in infrastructure during the recession. Bold and a better return than casinos, but not without risk.
He wasted all too much of his political capital on his “my-way-or-the-highway” casino bill.
…I picked both “Approve of DP” and his handling of the economy but I would have liked a choice that was a little less absolute. I generally approve of his efforts, but there’s no doubt there’s been enough hiccups to say that I am disappointed.
Media is on recession watch, but so far in Massachusetts, unemployment % is down (albeit jobs are also down) and tax collections are on pace, and ahead of 2007 numbers. As long as the tax collections continue, no recession here.
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p>Economically speaking, it’s hard to predict a risk that would cause things get worse? Housing? Already happened. Dropoff in consumer spending? Already happened.
we could find another Bears Stearns or two, and further weaken consumer confidence. There’s always a worse scenario.
Do you approve of DP’s job so far? No
Is the MA economy doing well, badly, or in between? In between
Will the economy be better or worse a year from now? Worse
Is DP doing enough to help the economy? No
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p>To be fair on the last three questions the national recession is certainly no politicians fault so the fact that its not hot right now and is getting worse does not reflect poorly on DP. But it does not seem to me his economic plan will do much to help the state, all his promises of a green energy economy, diversifying, etc. have not been delivered and it seems that Cape Wind and any other investment is unlikely so long as he is the lackey of Teddy and Johnny.
Here’s the Globe story reporting the results of the actual poll:
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p>http://www.boston.com/news/loc…
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p>Not surprising, DP does much better here on BMG than with the general public — he got 41-49 on the approval question, and only 17% thought he was doing enough. This story doesn’t have the “economy good/bad/in-between” question result.
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p>I said he was “doing enough” partly to make the point that the big problems with the MA economy are the result of national problems rather than what DP is doing or not doing. Presumably a lot more people here share that view than in the general public.