Tonight I listened to a brief interview with Charlie Baker on The Howie Carr Show (Avi Nelson sitting in as host). This is the second time I’ve heard Baker on radio, and on both occasions I have been impressed with how straightforward, sensible and unapologetic he is in expressing his views. 
Charlie Baker For Governor of MA
He pulled no punches, even sticking by his earlier statements that we need to layoff 5,000 state of MA workers. Obviously he is going to be dragged over the coals by virtually every media person and pundit (”Heartless! Horrible! Draconian!”), but as he points out, this is certainly nothing less than all of us in the private sector have endured. Among the brilliant views he espoused:
- We need to simplify and reduce the government (consolidate gazillion agencies);
- The most important thing for health insurance cost reduction is transparency—the publishing of provider prices and outcomes;
- Reform the state pension system…and he provided concrete ideas for doing so!
Bravo, Charlie!
