If you used poker terms you
might say that the Democrats saw the Republicans’ offer to spend $100 million
repairing Michigan potholes and
raised it $115 million, for a
total proposal of $215 million.
The Republicans have not
been spared criticism in this quarter so it is only fair to point out that
Democrats somehow always want to spend more when it comes to government.
They want more money for
schools and higher education, big-ticket items in Michigan’s budget. Now more money for roads.
More spending will lead to
more taxes, however — something they are not campaigning for in the current election
cycle.
Oh sure, they accuse Gov
Rick Snyder and the Republican-held legislature of cutting taxes for businesses
and raising them on individuals. That’s accurate. The only assumption that can
be made is Democrats want to go back to the policies of the Granholm era and
that while they may reverse tax increases on senior citizens and others, they
will raise them on businesses. What else are we to conclude?
Michigan voters have a
clear choice in this November’s election. They can judge whether lower business
taxes have generated economic activity — most importantly jobs — or whether the
improved business climate has nothing to do with taxes. That’s a plausible assumption,
according to a recent study by the Michigan League for Public Policy.
In any case, voters’
decisions should be fairly simple, at least based on the issues.
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