third of the people in my state would be on medicaid. it is back loaded in cost, as you say, it s kind of lulling you to sleep and they also did it for cbo numbers but by full implementation year 10 costs my state an additional $443 million. that is an 8% increase in my total budget. oh, man. of course, your total budget would get bigger if you had some growth in the state and that s what that s what every governor is facing these days. i know later on today, you ll be speaking to the chamber of commerce down in washington, d.c. that s really your message, isn t it? we got to grow some jobs and we should not raise taxes. that s exactly right. my first four years as governor, we climbed out of a deep budget hole because revenue went up without increasing anybody s taxes. we had more taxpayers with more taxable income because our economy grew. our goal today should be economic growth. yet, this administration has spent $7 trillion in two years
johnstown, pennsylvania, used by 30 people a day. that is sort of egregious. but i had a wealth of material to choose from. do you know what the bridge to nowhere was? yes. the bring to nowhere cost $443 million and if built it would take 200 people from a little island off alaska on to the mainland. it would have been very nice for those 200 people. but many people question whether it was worth 443 million. that s one of the things that made earmarks famous.
would take 200 people from a little island off alaska on to the mainland. it would have been very nice for those 200 people. but many people question whether it was worth 443 million. that s one of the things that made earmarks famous. because it was an earmark. usan and martin, experts of the question that may drive you crazy if you drive the book. the title of the book is pinstripe patronage. as we know know, beyond the white house. when we return, let me finish with the president s smart move, bringing in a top flight coo, chief operating officer. you re watching hardball only on msnbc. i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids.
it s okay if your crony is good. but in this case, his crony was bad. bush sa polls went way down after that. patronage can be very dangerous. martin, to sell your book, give me the worst case of patronage you ve come across in your years of tutelage on the is study. well, it s hard to choose. but one of the worst was john murtha, who is the chairman of the defense subcommittee of the appropriations committee sent tens of millions of dollars to the john murtha airport in johnstown, pennsylvania, used by 30 people a day. that is sort of egregious. but i had a wealth of material to choose from. do you know what the bridge to nowhere was? yes. the bring to nowhere cost $443 million and if built it
cost $443 million, and would it take, if built, it would take 200 people from a little island off of alaska onto the mainland, so it would had been very nice for those 200 people but many people question whether it was worth $443 million and that s what made that s one of the things that made earmarks famous. okay. because it was an earmark. susan and martin tolchin. it may drive you crazy if you read the book. the title the book is pinstripe patronage: political favoritism from the clubhouse and to the white house and as we know now, from beyond. thank you, chris. when we return let me finish with the president s smart move today bringing in a coo, a chief operating officer. you re watching hardball only on msnbc. on that new years weight loss. get the box. get the code. get started!