From the MetroWest Daily News:
Cahill says he left the Democratic Party last year because a big government philosophy hinders more than helps when it came to the economy and jobs.
Massachusetts has lost 180,000 jobs in the past 10 years, including 150,000 jobs during the current administration, he said.
The state, said Cahill, has not adjusted its spending to square with “the reality of job loss.”
He said on a per-capita basis, Massachusetts is the most indebted state in the nation. One of his stated goals is “getting the debt issuance,” under control.
“We’re not growing as a state,” he said. “We can’t use the current recession as an excuse.”
Cahill wants to lower capital gains and corporate business taxes.
He also opened the door to reconsidering the landmark health care reform implemented in the state this decade. That reform has driven costs up by $3 billion in the state, he said.
“It’s becoming an unfunded mandate,” he said after his presentation. “Health care has to come under control.”
He said 70 percent of those who attend college in Massachusetts leave after graduating because of lack of opportunities in the state.
Specifically, he lamented that the creators of online social networking site Facebook went to Harvard University but are growing the company in Silicon Valley.
Lemonia Mironidis, store manager for the TD Bank on Water Street in Framingham, asked what Cahill planned to do to reduce the state’s expenses.
In reply, Cahill he would reduce the state’s work force.