"Consequences of Christie"

perfect distillation of all the horrific issues (0.00 / 0)

we in NJ are dealing with.  It should go nationwide so those deluded souls who see him as the best thing since slice bread, know the real story.

One suggestion.  The video should be interactive, some of the information takes longer to read than others viewer should be able to move forward at their own pace.

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by: sandy23 @ Mon Oct 04, 2010 at 21:58:52 PM UTC

If only.... (0.00 / 0)

the democratic legislature could have presented an alternative budget....

Oh wait, they could have... the only altrenative they offered was restoration of senior rebates via an extention of the millionaires tax... one slide.

If only they could have extended that tax while Governor Corzine was in office....

Oh wait, they could have... but weren't aware of the depth of the problem... yes... all those horrific slides, and they weren't aware.... apparently they thought revenue would be 2 to 3 billion dollars higher than it actually was... a slight miscalculation on their part.

If only they could have increased the gas tax while Gov. Corzine was in office...

oh wait again,... they could have, but instead endorsed Gov. Corzine's plan to refinance the TTF, knowing the fund would be broke AFTER the election....

"Where ever you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Bonzai

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by: William Weber (WjcW) @ Mon Oct 04, 2010 at 22:15:28 PM UTC

The video has strong production values (0.00 / 0)

and makes excellent points.
It probably presents more points than an outsider can easily digest. Some folks will not be able finish reading and comprehending the points before the screen changes and more points are added. A voice-over reading the points or summarizing them could help. Perhaps the sound could be more ominous. I liked the video.

"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Sen. Ted Kennedy

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by: Bill Orr @ Tue Oct 05, 2010 at 13:48:24 PM UTC

I agree (0.00 / 0)

with previous production-specific critiques, and would add that the theme music makes the whole thing very weepy.  While it is clear that the people and services hurt by the cuts are "victims" of the Consequences, it makes the people seem weak ... when in fact you want to show that these are the people who will shoulder more of the overall financial burden now, relative to their personal income, and that effective services or programs (women's health $, solar energy $) are being rendered less effective by a lone politician's personal choices.  Just a more neutral or more motivating, stimulating cut of music might help change this tone.  The "Just 8 Months" phrase is very effective and a reference to who is exactly "sharing the pain" might help too.

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by: robosz @ Tue Oct 05, 2010 at 14:12:39 PM UTC