Thread: How To Turn Around Michigan: Tax Hikes And Welfare

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

How To Turn Around Michigan: Tax Hikes And Welfare

As further proof that insanity has no bounds, a Michigan Democratic candidate for governor calls for tax hikes and more welfare. http://www.freep.com/article/20091124/N ... -tax-hikes

Thoroughly disgusted minds are reading State lawmaker calls for tax hikes.

A Washtenaw County legislator and Democratic candidate for governor unveiled her plan to turnaround Michigan today – a $6.5 billion a year tax hike.

State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith said substantial hikes in Michigan’s business, sales and income taxes are needed to make investments in education and welfare programs that will restore the state to prosperity.

Smith, a veteran lawmaker who plans to run for governor in 2010, called for hikes of:

• $3 billion in mostly business tax increases by closing so-called loopholes. The new revenue would allow the state to eliminate a “business growth stranglingâ€

Posted: 10:57 a.m. Nov. 24, 2009 | Updated: 3:29 p.m. Nov. 24, 2009

State lawmaker calls for tax hikes

By Dawson Bell
Free Press Lansing Bureau

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A Washtenaw County legislator and Democratic candidate for governor unveiled her plan to turnaround Michigan today – a $6.5 billion a year tax hike.
State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith said substantial hikes in Michigan’s business, sales and income taxes are needed to make investments in education and welfare programs that will restore the state to prosperity.

Smith, a veteran lawmaker who plans to run for governor in 2010, called for hikes of:

• $3 billion in mostly business tax increases by closing so-called loopholes. The new revenue would allow the state to eliminate a “business growth stranglingâ€

Sounds like she wants to implement all the tax proposals that were shot down by the state legislature this year.

Man this woman is a Keynsian all the way.

Sounds like she wants to turn the rest of MI into Detroit.

Expanding welfare never helps the economy.

The stupid jerk is just another money / power grabber. These fools don't get it. If you want to business to grow, you don't do it by taxing them out of existance. Nor the people. No we don't need more unjust taxation. We need the state legislature to get out of the way, and drop this welfare state mentality. It has ruined our industry, and the integrity of the people.

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