I do everything I can to promote the state of Michigan. I have avoided commenting on this whole state budget crisis up to this point, but I can’t take it anymore.
If on October 1, the state of Michigan does indeed have to shutdown our government due to a lack of a workable budget we should recall the entire legislature from the Governor on down the line. Is it or is it not their jobs to avoid a situation such as this?
Did they not know this has been coming for the last several months?
Michigan is on the cusp of becoming a national laughingstock if our elected officials stick their collective heads in the sand and our government is forced to shutdown. In addition to becoming the butt of jokes across the country there are essential services that could possibly stop along with the shutdown.
Need to renew your license at the Secretary of State? Spend a weekend camping at a state park? A shutdown could potentially close numerous departments that will affect a lot of Michigan residents.
We need better answers than simply saying that a tax increase will make things better. What about in a couple of years when property tax revenue goes in the tank due to lower assessment values in the real estate sector because of Michigan’s slumping housing market and mass exodus from the state? Another tax increase?
If our elected officials cannot run the state, why should they keep their jobs? A lot of good hard workers in this state continue to lose their jobs through no fault of their own. Why should we employ legislators who do not do theirs?
I have contacted my state senator regarding this matter, perhaps we all should.
See the article on the Detroit News, Senate Spars over budget
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I have some interesting info- the state is facing roughly a $1.75 billion deficit for the upcoming fiscal year- what they are not making widely known is that $1 billion of this is NEW SPENDING.
Ahem, but you can’t spend what you don’t have!
Drop the new spending- make cuts in the government- like a smaller legistature, no cars for the legislature, no special “free” car washes . . . . .
Another interesting note: The democrats are in the majority in the house- 58 of them. Only 56 are needed to pass a bill. They are mad at the Repulicans for not voting for the tax hike and yet, as I understand it, 9 of their own are not in favor of it. It’s not a party issue- its a state issue. Raising taxes is not going to “fix” this problem but will continue to cripple our economy.
Perhaps the governor would be willing to take a pay cut and dump the expense account and other perks in an effort to help Michigan’s economy?
What’s that old saying? You can’t get blood out of a turnip . . . .
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