Tim Cahill Talks Gov. Race

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All right so now are you gonna do the about the governor's run out of your system.

I don't know I got the governor's privacy did just -- its announcement on racist.

Aren't so Tim I give you mentioned yesterday is one of the Euro one of the points that came up a press conference -- our goal would be to try to encourage a small business to stay and to grow in Massachusetts to a lookout for the middle class. And specifically to cut. Taxes. I think you made specific reference to the recent sales tax increase. Anything in particular in the budget that jumps out at you as a big that apple way -- be knocked off the tree.

All right it is targeted there's a lot of apples and rocks as one picks out one point eight but certainly. Delicate situation we have to address that means as much as I would like to. -- cover. Immigrants forty million dollars that we don't have which -- went out to cover partially cover immigrants newly arrived immigrants estate. You know I just it just got to that would not being in it as much as what we would like -- to -- government just like distinct that we wanted to call it still. And we're a budget -- solid -- would have to say last week but it was pretty frightening about what we're looking forward now. And even -- have been looking for a 2011. And for the state to be adding to the budget. Like -- in any additional you know health care costs so our health care commitments I just -- we can sustain itself. -- The ability to cover everyone in the state of Massachusetts in this recession -- so it is possible that one area and it's big area. -- yeah I'm we you know we can't keep adding to that cost you everything on the table everything just you know that's it.

Tim -- you put everything on the table and you take your butcher's knife to go after the budget which I think needs to be done and I applaud you for wanting to do it. What is the underlying political philosophy. That drives how you make those decisions -- I'm a little confused because. Use your fiscal conservative -- proven that I think his treasurer. Yet you when you talk about social our choice it would be nice to be able to do that we can't so it sounds like. It's only the practicality. Of it that drives you rather than a philosophy.

I don't I don't disagree without a pragmatic. Politician and I I -- weekend you know like I look at what I think we can achieve. And -- about trying to achieve it as opposed to making big promises that look good on paper. I don't and that good unsteady -- out -- city council for fifteen years type in Quincy. And I had a reputation of being rapper. It was dark alarmed at the whole lot of eight to one vote. Which again I hadn't yet on the principle Barroso is sort proud of them but actually I -- votes don't make. Don't bring any success. At the end of the day if you really trying to get something. Or get something and got. So nobody has ever learn that you know that he sometimes you have to take those principled stance. Another time you have to work without other elected officials to -- tax increases -- they get programs that build schools that -- programs that sucks I very much a pragmatist.

But if you're being practical about proposals that would cost money. That would require to me if you're fiscal conservative that means in good times when everyone's going god overspending and say -- we can afford this let's do it. All those things they say we can afford in the good times -- things that crush us in the bad times.

Now bad but but I'm disciplined in an prognosis because we worked together on the school building assistance was -- Back in 20042005. And 2006 when he had a ton of money. And the money was swallowing it to the program. Into the state. And yet in that good time I choked. -- also very principled stance or what captain craven in the heat the board. At the authority and we alkaline -- school building cost so that not to worry and to these bad -- restarted -- To continue to six schools but it -- very very principled. And fiscally responsible way. We we may be the only agency in state government that actually has enough money to do what it's it was gonna kill. Because we should know what types of that I took a lot of heat from the -- In Newton from their current -- from my own former mayor -- and he wanted to go 120 million dollar high school at least that we can't afford it. So I'm very I understand your point and I agree that one of the things we have to we have to guard against is when times are good. Not growing a budget more than inflation and even when bill weld was governor. In many years when I started to kick out. Sorry -- is that in that would bigger than meet the rising inflation some very comfortable. Saying no in good times and in bad and I think that's what I wanna bring to state government.

Are attempted Tim -- is a treasure in this at a Massachusetts an independent candidate for governor as of yesterday. -- with regard to the pension issue of people talked about it is about to bust -- for the better part of 220 years. Would you embrace the idea reporting new state and all public employees forget state all public employees hide after a certain day. Just on a Social Security -- for a one case.

That Social Security trauma I just don't think we can make the numbers work adding in so those came to Social Security now at this point. I think what would not say must submit it about a mining such -- say that we have to six. Or limit the size of tensions but. And apps and some kind of sixteen that. I think we need to keep our pension system but I agree that we need to have worn uniforms system and we need to limit. 80 sites tensions that mean we we need to limit the amount of money. That people can get what they retire what that would I would like to see used to and I haven't proposed yet. That we haven't been able to make it work. In the seven years and -- right now it's just talk but I like to see this limit. The amount of money that you could get for such in this state. To less than six tickets are 899000. Dollars which is still very critical attention. And then and then limited amount of money that we would then take from people for that tension and it in orbit that. They would be able to keep to themselves -- potential for -- one K so -- punishing high paid employees. But it would be eliminating. The amount of money you eventually get from the tension because what we've seen as too many people Gingrich. Aren't detention and that's what braking system in the number of sixty depicts a tension over the past seven yes.

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Tim lot of controversy about the way we finance China schools become the compensatory payment that's made to the public school. That a student has left and it goes on for three years wondering about Yost said -- of shot a schools. A more a better idea. It is so how would you go about paying for that. Complement you know make that those compensatory payments that are kind of the bomb to. The public school.

Why I am a supporter of Charter Schools. And have it all in -- over the last few years it took -- that a public school. I lost two children are public school few years ago because it is just what working apparently like to all the want graduate from public school. I've -- Massachusetts so. It because we were able to afford to put them in a private school I I believe they actually belongs to people. Whether or not they can afford it not so I believe that Charter Schools -- option. As far as -- extraordinary. I understand the controversy about money going with the student but I. It -- Davis is less public if lets students are going to public school I don't know why the muddy Estes state. If you teaching rescue units. You know I understand -- to -- and it's not going to be easy but in my mind you it is a disconnected.

charter still article will. The Charter Schools are public schools are essentially it's the same as one district opens a new school. And is that people complaining you shouldn't have the new school because it's hurting the the existing schools me do what if you got one that's better don't you want tickets go on that.

Yeah I do like I. I think choice is in education is very very important I still think we need to support public schools because that's where the vast majority it will be educated. But at the end of the day it goes public schools are -- working especially in urban communities. People situations and I'm very supportive about it now -- to cutting out figure out how to pay for our -- going to be challenged everywhere not just with charter public schools and that's going to be each outscored -- But there's a way to. -- the muddy boots and -- or I don't see why we have to put the money back to the public school because we're educating rescue its. Inept public school cyclic so that kids go to parochial school. And it's less kids in the school district I don't speaking to sensitive a lot of money has been urged to rescue --

So I wonder they wanna you -- and Democratic Party. No wonder they didn't want you in the Democrat I'm if you -- you you'd you'd do you soundly too practical.

Again that's that's I think that's what's called -- write -- practical solutions. To problems that don't. Have a partisan tinge to -- because the partisanship. Indirect -- as much as anyone -- stand up to anyone on issues but. Sometimes I don't think just because they're Republican ideas of democratic ideas made no sense. It's a good idea.

Now they hit the real the real issue is an off the parties fighting for their own agenda the problem is that their agenda is not one that's in the best interest of the state it's one that's in the best interest at parties so when you have Democrats fighting. To block Charter Schools they're doing after the teachers unions and onto an F for the people Massachusetts there are doing after the parents who want kids in a battery education. And that's really what you're talking about you're talking about -- stepping outside of that paradigm of having to fight for things that are good for the party and you wanna fight for what's good for the people.

Well -- steps that's really why -- all painted to put an -- shall not not for any personal reason not for any. Any other reason and now I wanna be free. -- independent. And focus on fixing the problems of the state. Again it's in May -- Washington may be in -- legislature. It's important to have that back and forth between the parties but when you're the CEO. -- state. There are kicking need to be less partisan and more focused on fixing problems.

As the respect where. As the respective CEO Tim I wonder if you could give us your critique. Of come the current CEO Deval Patrick. And one of your competitors. Talladega -- would you say -- all as the worst governor ever just one of the worst.

I would not say that. I'm not gonna choose those -- You know I think about Patrick was elected. In that part of what this is kind of music was elected -- Eric. And proposing -- at -- were possible in 2006. When revenue. Which are in it's just not gonna work in this environment -- and it -- Eight ITT somewhat stubborn in the sense if you watched the working believes that. Government can do more sits on the -- speech yesterday. Due to agree or disagree but I think the argument about big government -- our government. This is the point sometimes. We I wanna focus on making government work at whatever size -- And -- Democrats want government to solve more problems got to Republicans want and assault. Problems all last problems. I think it'll also -- made -- our troops are net sweet spot that -- We're where we can solve problems and and explain and I don't know deeper. Republican both Republicans -- to democratic candidate which has so we got pats beat the right choice in 2000. She saw. What it equals. -- spent a lot of them but maybe one of the worst fiscal crisis the State's ever faced is that would have no stabilization money. They have no stimulus money. It will -- probably still be fighting for growth in revenue so it's gonna be tough to be very very tough but I really wanna try to solve most problems. And I think because that Serbs and all three layers of government and understand the local county and state level that I am best suited. All of the candidates were running to address and an attack and solve these problems.

Treasurer Tim KL it's good that your favorite Led Zeppelin song is dazed and confused because that is the condition. Of the people of Massachusetts. We're gonna take about it to Galen thank you for -- making himself available in these in the fight.

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