youtube/user/apwucommunications?blend=18&ob=0

1. http://www.youtube.com/user/apwucommunications?blend=18&ob=0

4. +3.2% average -1/4% average Over the last two years, the private sector grew at an average annual rate of 3.2 percent, while the government shrank at an annual rate of 1.4 percent.The combined result has been economic growth of 2.3 percent. David Leonhardt, Economix NYT January 27. 2011.

5. January 29, 2012, 9:20 Paul KrugmanDestructive Austerity, USA

6. National Strikes in Belgium 1 30 11

7. Efficiency of state government • But voters have positive views toward their state government. • They say their state government is efficient by 55% to 43%. Conducted by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC for the Manhattan Institute

8. STATE BUDGET CRISES – WHO IS TO BLAME? A plurality (48%) blame their elected officials for their state’s budget deficit. 8 Conducted by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC for the Manhattan Institute

9. STATE & LOCAL GOV FUNDS – CUT SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS? 9 Voters would also not be willing to have state social service programs cut so that the salaries and benefits of current public employees could be paid at current levels if states did not have the money to pay them, 51% to 36%. Conducted by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC for the Manhattan Institute

10. STATE & LOCAL GOV FUNDS – RAISE TAXES BY PARTY 10 Conducted by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC for the Manhattan Institute

11. STATE BUDGET CRISES – BEST SOLUTION A plurality (47%) say that cutting government spending is the best way to address the problem of states not being able to afford public employee benefits. 11 Conducted by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC for the Manhattan Institute