What Happened To 100,000 New Jobs?

Whilst campaigning, then candidate Deval Patrick told the unsuspecting voters in the Commonwealth that he would create 100,000 new jobs in Massachusetts. What he didn’t say was those jobs were going to be public sector jobs.

Okay, maybe not 100,000, but since Governor Patrick took the oath, 2,000 jobs have been added to the state payroll, while unemployment in the Commonwealth has doubled.

Massachusetts GOP Chairman Jennifer Nassour said: “Government should be focused on encouraging investment by the private sector which will lead to job growth. Instead, state government is increasing taxes on families and businesses at a time when they are hurting the most. Increasing the sales tax will cost 12,000 jobs, on top of the 275,000 already unemployed in Massachusetts. The state and federal governments are exacerbating the situation by adding more public jobs because ultimately more tax dollars will be needed to continue funding those jobs. We need smaller government, lower taxes and fewer burdens on businesses in Massachusetts so that families can get back to work.”

Together we can?

Makes you wonder why Deval isn’t moving out of state.

Aaron Margolis is a life long resident of the Bay State, and works at an architectural firm north of Boston. Aaron has a Master of Architecture Degree from Boston Architectural College and is currently in the process of becoming of a Registered Architect.

2 Responses to “What Happened To 100,000 New Jobs?”

1. How Many Jobs Are Being "Saved" In Massachusetts? - AIP Blog - American Issues Project says:

   June 17, 2009 at 11:17 pm

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   June 26, 2009 at 11:55 am

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