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If it violates Michigan law than Im sure the Michigan state supreme court will resolve that matter, now wont they. In the meantime...WHY did the republican governor get elected? What is Michigans economic status? How are Michigans cities contributing to the destruction of Michigans economy. What have the democrats done to so completely hose the state? How are your cities school systems working out? How many have they had to close because individual cities continue to mismanage their budgets? Why did the Michigan governor need to step in and promote said 'emergency' legislation? You DID read your own article, right?
That is an extremely cavalier attitude you have when it involves taking away peoples rights. I guess it would be too much to ask you to go against your fellow worshippers bowing before the same ideological altar?
Michigan got into trouble for two reasons.
First, John Engler was Governor for 12 years and he cut $32 billion dollars of revenue out of the state budget.
Former Governors - Governor John Engler Biography
Governor Engler has signed 32 tax cuts into law, saving taxpayers nearly $32 billion. The state inheritance tax and capital gains taxes have been eliminated. Personal exemptions for children, seniors and the disabled have been increased. The personal income tax rate is being reduced to 3.9 percent -- the lowest level in a quarter century -- and Michigan's main tax on business is being phased out completely
The sad thing is that the promised increase in jobs proved to be only temporary while the tax cuts were permanent. Republicans have held the State Senate and have refused to correct Michigans out of date tax structure with anything more than minor tinkering around the edges.
For example, our neighbor state to the South - Ohio has a state progressive income tax while we do not.
As the GOP has become a party of right wing ideologues, Michigan has been no exception. The party that tells us that government will not solve our problems has made surethat government in this state does not work. Long before the national GOP became the Party of NO in Washington in 2009, the Michigan Senate was dominated by Republican zealots who wanted to make sure government in Michigan did not work.
And there is the fundamental problem: entrusting government to people who hate government and talk about it with scorn at each and every opportunity.
Second, Michigan was the one of the main manufacturing hubs in the nation and the home of the auto business. As the Big Three lost market share to foreign manufacturers and the federal government did not protect our manufacturing base, it hurt Michigan's economy and jobs hard.
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