Title: Tolman and Gray: Toll Takers; AIG Bailout

" Talk politics we had -- or Beacon Hill studio joining this morning rob gray president to great media Award tall and an attorney with holiday night good morning guys and you don't have -- Willie McGinest Junior Seau was not going MM MM I don't know let's not go there let's not go there were talking that Danny -- when he played. -- puts me. Behind bluntly warned -- you are probably not too far. Slightly ahead I'll come on. Let's let's get into the discussion here first where to start locally with the toll takers situation Governor Deval Patrick taking a look now at toll takers. Looks like he has a plan to eliminate these 100 told taking jobs for now that would. Save the state according to their numbers about ten million dollars with a potential down the road of eliminating all toll takers completely they make about a 170000 dollars a year. And Robin the governor had talked when he ran about saving money with property tax relief et cetera but it appears with this move and also with police details is going after a few of the sacred cows here for that. You have to apply them."

" If he gets it done. -- you know autumn I mean. You have to give him credit for taking it on there's a lot of union contracts it'll lot of people who don't want this to happen the vast majority of the public. It's certainly toll payers do want it to happen. It's a convenience issue and its cost issue but. I'll give him credit if it happens. Is testament to the fact that. This state economy in the term -- economy's in terrible shape which is unfortunate -- that some of Deval Patrick spending plans that contributed to the reason that he had to do this but. I will give him my credit for for -- As soon as it's it's done permanently so well known twelve to eighteen months. -- yeah -- my concern here -- you know."

" 1 -- hateful and I have my druthers that the polls -- being wiped out complete I don't think we should have well it's a terrible way to collect. Money and frankly the commuters from the west -- subsidizing north south highway but. Put that aside I just hope they maintain enough toll takers because I've noticed in the last couple weeks since the kids -- back to school. That there are longer lines at -- told bullets and I hate to see in old lines from miles fair which backs up everybody on the toll system. If they don't keep enough toll takers because it's it can become a real mess around any of these told you so. Is a happy balance -- my grandmother get rid of all Jessica -- I've -- that as long -- there's enough for the -- just would not -- have -- going to disagree with this and the Teamsters -- in whose members -- 7080 grand a year. To do something that's less complicated than what 30000 dollar bank teller."

" He. Other states have gone all electronic that's what the -- reports there may be looking at the team as well so that would eliminate toll takers all. Altogether and also eliminating back -- problems as well. Let's shift gears a little bit I don't know do you guys get your bail out yet I was insurer that's happened I'll wait for it on government in the -- government -- everybody out AIG Fannie Mae Freddie Mac can help so Bear Stearns. Let's keep giving out money they don't have country it's gotta be going broke does this make any sense and was any of this a good idea at any point -- Well the problem."

" junior was with an unfettered regulation you know basically no regulation. We've had eight years of -- fear on Wall Street let them do what they do John McCain for year for decades in congress has been a supporter at this. And finally the chickens coming home to roofs were all -- you know it at least we're start on the presidential campaign is at least now some focus that this is silver lining here. The talk of ball. What's going on with the economy we -- going to stop talking about. He said what about a pagan and and frankly focus on the bear on Wall Street in and that's what we ought to be talking about and that I think is good for. For the for the long term nationally we've got to focus on the economy because it's a serious problem -- going to every day and frankly I think you know political aside I think it's good for Barack Obama. Well let's talk about the economy."

" We'll see. We'll see it may be certainly. I mean Obama's weak on the economy but. McCain is not particularly strong on the economy yet and it's certainly not been something that's in his background and more foreign policy. Expert Obama's been an expert on nothing I think we can pretty much --"

" Honest talk -- regulate aren't here doesn't -- economy hurt both of them because you hear Obama talking about while Universal Health Care of things of that nature -- Heidi if for now we've given them money left and right. And then McCain he wants to keep the bush tax cuts and tax cuts in place. And that doesn't seem to make a whole -- sense now with what's going on the economy that so this is not playing the district either one of these guys."

" businesses earning. But there's an argument to be made varied. Worldwide the US has the second largest. Second highest tax on business worldwide that does -- assets to overseas. Which makes our economy less unhealthy so McCain has said that argument but let's face at the bottom line on this. It it's it's tough it makes it a much tougher political environment. There's going to be more blame on President Bush is going to be more people calling for change because they think the countries had in the right direction."

" Who benefits from that I don't think we know McCain -- in a pretty effective case that he's the change agent. Obama's delegate at last word worn -- McCain is not the change agent by the way Monday of this week. John McCain -- the fundamentals of the economy -- strong. How lot of touch can you be here this is a disaster and John McCain ought to wake up let me -- forests and let's not find fault let's find a remedy that everybody be -- about."