[Incorrigible]

 

So the message is: raise taxes!

 

[Mr. Lucky]

So this guy really thinks that the reason businesses are fleeing Michigan is because its taxes are too low?

[Domicile of Doom]

High Taxes and Big Union = destroyed economy

[Shimmer128]

Michigan could use a big dose of viagra

[rickmichaels]

Michigan must decide if it wants an extreme makeover

Since it's the Moo Slime capital of America, I guess it already has.

[cricket]

No such thing as 'free drugs'/prescriptions. . .when will they learn. Bite the hand. . .watch it disappear. If the 'hand' feeds too many; it disappears as well. Or the goods become even more expensive; because 'somebody' has to pay here.

[Abathar]

"He can be contacted at pluke(at)boothnewspapers.com.) "

He can be contacted at puke!(at)boothnewspapers.com.)

There, fixed it.

[PCBMan]

"...work-force development is widely seen as the most critical step to securing its economic future?"

Does this mean we will be basing our economy on training people for jobs in other states?

[paratrooper82]

"And it's not going to stop. What's going on is economic change wrought by global-scale corporate decision-making."

Horses--t! The over regulation of all business in Michigan by the environmentalist, socialist (liberals), i.e. no smoking in private businesses, must be green, small business tax at 100% of all income, and all the while Socialist Governor Granholm was handing out millions in our tax dollars to her socialist "cool cities!"

While Granholm hands out millions to her green "cool cities" business is running from Michigan in droves: Georgia Pacific, just left our area and took 210 jobs with them. They claimed they cannot operate their business in such a "hostile" environment!

US unemployment is at approx. 4%

Michigan's is now at 7.1% unemployment and climbing.

AFL-CIO and the NEA are demanding socialist Granholm raise all taxes in the State. That should be the nail in the coffin of this liberal State. Any wonder socialist Granholm never mentioned these dire problems within the State BEFORE she was reelected! Everyone wanted the first State Governor, well now they have her, and I hope they will love the tax increase she will push upon the residents of the State of Michigan.

[RichInOC]

[cue Ty Pennington with the bullhorn]

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, LANSING!!!"

[ConservaTexan]

The best thing to ever come out of Michigan is I-75 South!

[joe fonebone]

well, over half the state budget goes to various social programs, including head start, paid day care, and lifetime welfare benefits.......by all means, we cannot possibly touch those !!!! (sarcasm on)..let the working people continue to provide a living for those that refuse to work........while we tear up our cars going to work on the pi$$ poor roads in this state...

[Brilliant]

It's obviously Granholm's fault. Government is what creates jobs, and her government has not been creating jobs.

[Brilliant]

"Take your pick."


Personally, I would vote to close universities, as opposed to prisons. You could also save money by using the old dormitories as prisons.

[wny]

Michigan is an economic basket case that makes upstate NY look good. The voters put the same loser back in office. They'll get what they voted for. More of the same.

[polymuser]

With Granholm, Stabenow, Levin, Kilpatrick, and the unions, why oh why is Michigan bleeding to death?

[BaBaStooey]

Born and raised in MI - and I just did my taxes, and just noticed that my federal tax credit is much, much larger than my State of MI tax credit. I'm certain that it has been that way for years, I just haven't noticed it until this year.

[CSM]

The voters decided that they like this mess. I sincerely believe that a little more than half of the residents of this state are narcissists that enjoy the quagmire of the stale economy. That gives them a reason to bash the President.

[fod]

criminy

This Michigan resident believes that giving Detroit to Ohio and making it a suburb of Toledo would be a step in the right direction...

Unfortunately, there are many that agree with the author. I have already contacted my rep about the proposed 5% service tax the legislature have been running up the flagpole as of late. I am disgusted by the idea that government is the solution...and increasing taxes, growing government and corporate welfare are the best the lawgivers can come up with.

[cowtowney]

Who would want to move their company to such a schizophrenic state?

[rabidralph]

Jeff Daniels is sad.