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nirmalm.com - budget http://www.nirmalm.com/taxonomy/term/75/0 en 56% Oppose Tax Proposal (EPIC-MRA) http://www.nirmalm.com/56_oppose_tax_proposal_epic_mra_401 EPIC-MRA also <a href="http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6248154&nav=menu44_13">asked a series of questions</a> on the budget. 56% are opposed to the proposal, 64% think that the tax would increase above 2% if passed, and 53% feel that Granholm should make more cuts. <a href="http://www.capitalviewpoint.com/cant_have_it_both_ways_393">Same explanation</a> for this opposition still applies. We need to see Bishop's plan. http://www.nirmalm.com/56_oppose_tax_proposal_epic_mra_401#comments budget Jennifer Granholm Michigan State Senate Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:32:19 -0400 Nirmal 401 at http://www.nirmalm.com AFL-CIO Budget Letter http://www.nirmalm.com/afl_cio_budget_letter_400 Tired of Bishop's budget babble? Tell your legislators you <a href="http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/mibudget">want the budget crisis solved</a> now. http://www.nirmalm.com/afl_cio_budget_letter_400#comments budget Jennifer Granholm Michigan State Senate Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:27:54 -0400 Nirmal 400 at http://www.nirmalm.com Can't have it both ways http://www.nirmalm.com/cant_have_it_both_ways_393 A Detroit Free Press poll released yesterday showed that 58% of Michigan residents <a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/NEWS06/303170003">oppose the proposed tax</a> on services.  In response, wizardkitten argued that many of the same people opposed to a tax increase would probably <a href="http://wizardkitten.blogspot.com/2007/03/time-to-show-consequences-of-race-to.html">also be opposed</a> to drastic budget cuts. <blockquote>A Freep <a target="_blank" href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/NEWS06/303170003">poll</a> this morning tells us that people don't support the service tax idea, but these are people that have not been shown the consequences of not raising some revenue. It would be nice to see a poll on the Republican plans for drastic cuts, wouldn't it? Bet they wouldn't like that, either, because on the flip side, they still want higher spending for health care and education by whopping margins.</blockquote> Unsurprisingly, she's right.  A Detroit Free Press poll released today shows that six in ten Michigan residents <a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070319/NEWS06/703190351/1001/rss01">support an increase</a> in higher education funding.  So, the message is that people don't want more taxes, but also do want increases in spending. Obviously, there is a substantial disconnect between the perception of what taxes do and the actual role that taxes play in maintaining our quality of life.  For example, we know from other studies that people <a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2006/11/sach_up.html">believe we spend</a> far more on food stamps and foreign aid than what we actually do.  Our perceived budget priorities are not aligned with how that <a href="http://www.mitaxtruth.com/">money is actually spent</a>. This is why it is so important that we actually see the Republican plan for cuts.  As advocates for solving our budget problems through cuts alone, the Senate Republicans have a responsibility to be honest with the people about what their plan entails.  Once people realize that they are going to be affected by particular budget cuts, the public outcry for a solution will start.  It's a matter of awareness. http://www.nirmalm.com/cant_have_it_both_ways_393#comments budget Jennifer Granholm Michigan State Senate Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:18:17 -0400 Nirmal 393 at http://www.nirmalm.com Race to the Bottom (Halliburton Moves to Dubai) http://www.nirmalm.com/race_bottom_361 Okay, I lied. I guess I am posting today. Remember how a recent <A HREF="http://www.capitalviewpoint.com/surprise_detroit_news_blames_granholm_comerica_move_348">Detroit News editorial implied</A> that Comerica moved its headquarters from Detroit to Texas because Texas "is a right-to-work state with just 5 percent of employees unionized"? Well, it turns out that Halliburton has opted to <A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070311/emirates_halliburton.html?.v=1">move its headquarters</A> from Texas to Dubai. The Detroit News asserts that Comerica moved its headquarters from Michigan to Texas because the latter state is more "business friendly." Using their logic, does that mean that Halliburton moved because the UAE is more "business friendly" than Texas? The problem with the Detroit News' logic is that there's always going to be someone who can reduce wages and cut benefits more than we can. Is that really the kind of state we want to live in? http://www.nirmalm.com/race_bottom_361#comments budget Jennifer Granholm Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:59:52 -0400 Nirmal 361 at http://www.nirmalm.com Surprise! Detroit News Blames Granholm for Comerica Move http://www.nirmalm.com/surprise_detroit_news_blames_granholm_comerica_move_348 Wait, that's not a surprise. Nevermind. You've probably heard about the decision by Comerica Inc. to move their headquarters from Detroit to Dallas. The Detroit News Editorial staff wasted no time in <A HREF="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070307/OPINION01/703070310/1008">blaming Governor Granholm</A> for the move, politicizing Michigan's loss and proving once again that they are an obedient subsidiary of the Michigan Republican Party. From their editorial: <blockquote>Even taking Michigan's bizarre tax system out of the equation, the state's regulatory and legal climate is not business friendly and is becoming even less so under Granholm's leadership. Her bureaucracy seems to have job destruction as its primary mission.</blockquote> That would be a convincing talking point -- if it were true. Michigan is business friendly, thanks to the leadership of the Granholm administration and the MEDC. According to the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, Michigan was the <A HREF="http://www.michigan.org/medc/news/major/combo.asp?ContentId=51CA8A5C-2035-4C84-8F6E-FC1C5C8AC3A8&QueueId=1&ContentTypeId=7">fifth friendliest</A> state for small businesses in terms of its tax burden and regulatory climate in 2005. Furthermore, Michigan has shown the <A HREF="http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168--163432--,00.html">most improvement</A> in its "preparedness for the new global economy," according to the <A HREF="http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/2007_State_Index.pdf">Kauffman Foundation</A>. Despite what the Detroit News would have us think, Comerica didn't blame the Granholm administration, or the proposed excise tax, for their move. In fact, Comerica's CEO <A HREF="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070307/BUSINESS06/703070322/1019">explicitly refuted</A> the idea that taxes were the reason for the move. <blockquote>Babb cited Michigan's slipping economy, and Texas' growing one -- not taxes -- as the reason to move.</blockquote> The move is about a new location that is <A HREF="http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/business-11/117318354332350.xml&storylist=newsmichigan">more central</A> to their growing markets -- not any tax proposal. <blockquote>The Detroit company said the move will allow it to be closer to the bank's high-growth markets in Texas, Arizona, California and Florida.</blockquote> Even the Detroit News' own news piece on "Why Comerica Checked out" <A HREF="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070307/BIZ/703070397/1001">doesn't have anyone</A> blaming the Granholm administration for the company's move. The Detroit News editorial staff is clearly alone in making this accusation. Although taxes are relevant (and we <A HREF="http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/beststates_taxes/10.html">are competitive</A> in that area), they are far from the only factor that has an impact on the economic well-being of a state. The Detroit News claims that because Texas lacks a state income tax and "is a right-to-work state with just 5 percent of employees unionized," it is preferable to Michigan. If that were truly the case, why is our median family income <A HREF="http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/medincsizeandstate.html">higher than Texas</A>? The reality is that no one person or even government entity is responsible for the fate of a state's economy. To claim otherwise is just dishonest. Regrettably, that's what we've come to expect from the folks at Detroit News Editorial. http://www.nirmalm.com/surprise_detroit_news_blames_granholm_comerica_move_348#comments budget Detroit News Jennifer Granholm Mass Media Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:34:01 -0500 Nirmal 348 at http://www.nirmalm.com Can't Cut Our Way Out of Crime http://www.nirmalm.com/cant_cut_our_way_out_crime_345 <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1596454,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Via Time</a>: <blockquote>Detroit's chronic deficit, however, has forced the mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to take officers off the street when more are needed. The State of Michigan, which is also facing a $2 billion budget deficit in the wake of the rapid downsizing of the state's automobile industry, is doing all it can to help Detroit, says Liz Boyd, spokeswoman for Governor Jennifer Granholm. The state has cracked down on offenders caught using guns in a crime and has worked to improve the coordination between federal, state, county and local police in and around Detroit. (emphasis added) </blockquote> http://www.nirmalm.com/cant_cut_our_way_out_crime_345#comments budget Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:50:02 -0500 Nirmal 345 at http://www.nirmalm.com
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