People aren’t stupid. I mean, people remember in 1990, the unemployment rate was 10 percent. Now it’s 4 _ percent. We’ve got 1/4 million jobs that we’ve created.

Meaning of the quote

The quote is saying that people are not unintelligent. They remember that in 1990, the unemployment rate was 10%, but now it has gone down to around 4%. This means that the country has created about 250,000 new jobs, which is a positive change that people can see and understand.

About Bill Weld

Bill Weld is an American attorney, businessman, author, and politician who served as the 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. He’s had a long and varied career, including working as a federal prosecutor, running for Senate and President, and serving as a Libertarian Party vice-presidential candidate.

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