Actually, in this instance—Michigan is a blueprint for what WILL be happening to California, New York, et al, as the taxpayers move out. Michigan can’t keep up because nobody is left who pays taxes, regardless of how deep one cuts spending.
We’re thankfull that Jenny the fiscal genius is term limited.
Michigan is testimony to union excess and Democrat control of large cities. Private unions are the primary problem in Michigan rather than public employee unions. Michigan has reformed pensions for all groups except the teachers. Michigan has much less pension liability than other states. No matter the wretched condition of the state, the unions still make their demands. The ruling regime is now an official partner of the unions.
My estimates are that MI lost 600,000-800,000 productive citizens. They flipped off the commie governor and said: No more taxes from me, Granholm, you commie pig. They left and ain’t coming back. I also estimate that the socialist state of MI lost 5,000 to 8,000 small businesses. Same message: take a short walk off a short pier.
If the RINO state attorney general, Michael Cox, had any common sense, he would’ve indicted the entire rat party for theft back in 2006. But he’s comfortable in his RINO skin and probably paid off.
MI is the most crooked, thieving state in the union. The shysters and quacks openly brag they can get you on workmen’s comp or SS disability for a price.
The businesses are crooked, the politicians are crooked and the majority of a-hole citizens are crooked.
Never, ever do business in MI unless that business or person is refered to you by someone you trust. If anyone from MI offers you change for a dollar, count it twice.
Exactly....Once you make your state business un-friendly for some noble reason (environment, helping the poor, paying teachers more and more, regulating business, empowering attorneys). You die.
Sounds like what America will look like when The Messiah and the Queen Bee get done!
California's problem is the corrupt political leadership, Michigan's problem is not only their corrupt political leadership, but their main industry was the auto industry, and all of its connecting industries....That all started going south many years ago...And now it's all but dead.
California has 50 times the industry, and other amenities that Michigan just don't have and never will.
Two very different animals.
Any repoerts on how Western Michigan (the heavily GOP region) is faring in all this?