"You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed"

This quote by Ronald Reagan is a criticism of Michael Dukakis' views on the economy. Reagan is suggesting that if he listened to Dukakis enough time, he would be convinced that the economy remains in a downturn and that people are suffering from poverty and absence of access to fundamental necessities. Reagan is suggesting that Dukakis' views are excessively cynical which he is exaggerating the severity of the financial circumstance. Reagan is also implying that Dukakis' suggested options to the financial problems are inadequate and that more needs to be done to help the unemployed. Reagan's quote is a criticism of Dukakis' views on the economy and a require more action to be taken to assist those impacted by the economic downturn.