Here is Charlie Baker in 2010 waxing poetic on the will of the people and making Massachusetts affordable and competitive.
Photo link to C-Span clip
Baker: To simplify our business and get that back to 5%. I think we should repeal the increase in the sales tax as well. We need to create a Massachusetts that is affordable and competitive to get people back to work. 200,000 people are out of work.
But today, the Globe posted an interview with Charlie on taxes, funny, that 5 – 5 – 5 thing, well you are SOL. Charlie Empty Suit 2.0, it doesn’t matter your positions and think tank work over the course of your lifetime matter, just smile and make up something that you think people want to hear.
In your last campaign, you supported lowering the income, sales, and corporate tax rates to 5 percent. Why do you no longer support that plan?
Massachusetts is facing a different set of economic realities with the national economy on the rebound. My mission will be to improve life across Massachusetts, including communities and geographies that are seeing a slower economic recovery. Lower and fairer taxes are an important part of creating jobs and accomplishing that goal.
Blah, blah, blah, blah blah, jobs, blah, blah taxes. Wait what was the question?
That my friends is a whole lot of nothing, yes lower taxes which I’m not in favor of you know, lowering. But I said it. See.
Let me translate his real answer for you: I would like to be elected governor
Do you support rolling the income tax back to 5 percent, in line with the voter-passed ballot question in 2000? Why or why not? Would you commit to doing immediately upon taking office?
I support upholding the will of the voters by rolling the income tax back to 5% as quickly as possible.
Well how’s that for specifics folks.
But let me translate for you again: I would like to be elected governor
Looks like Charlie learned a lot from good ole Mitt, but what we don’t need is a clownish political caricature, pushing empty promises.
“Candidate gets vague about position.”
I see people rushing to the polls to vote against that.
is only 5/9ths as good as Herman Cain’s Hindenburgian 9-9-9 plan, you probably decide to ditch it.
Except that one doesn’t apply to atheists.