Monday, October 12, 2009
From Larry Ward to the GOP County Leadership
House Democrats vote for even more tax increases
The Democrat House was busy at work last night. With only Democrats voting yes, they passed three bills raising almost $400 million MORE dollars from the Michigan Taxpayers.
The first vote is to raisethe amount folks pay on their state income taxes - (HB 5352) <Dan Scrippts Voted No>
The second vote, HB 5384 was the vote to raise another $116 million from ourjob providers in the Michigan Business Tax. <Dan Scrippts Voted No>
The third vote, HB 5386 taxes Medical Doctors for their health care services. This "opens the door" to tax more services in the future. <Dan Scrippts Voted Yes >
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Bill Rogers, Brighton, MI 48116
23% surcharge tax added onto the new Michigan Business Tax (MBT)
To end a government shutdown in 2007, Democrats proposed and pushed through a billion dollar tax increase, one of the larges ever in Michigan's history. Since that time Michigan's unemployment rate has more than doubled. The state is facing a $3 billion shortfall for the current fiscal year it is working on and is already facing a projected billion shorfall for the following fiscal year!!!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Jack Hoogendyk
Another Midnight Tax Hike?
It didn't take a genius to figure it out, but I did predict we would come to this "wisdom" came from personal experiences of two years ago. Ther just isn't enough courage in Lansing to fce the difficultcuts that must be made. Nor is there enough intestinal fortitude around to stick the taxpayers with another tax hike.
We are probably still about $3 billion short of revenue needed tomeet all the "needs" ofthe governor, lawmakers, and lobbyists who have weighed in with demands. Bills are nowbeing introduced toraise revenue (taxes).
Motivated by family circumstances that mirror the circumstances of so many Michigan families, State Representative Darwin L. Booher announced today that he will run for the State Senate. At a news conference in Evart, where he officially opened his campaign headquarters.
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Sponsored by the Republican Women of Benzie County, the program luncheons are open to the public; men and women of all political persuasions are welcome. Topics and speakers tackle issues of import at the county, state and national level. The luncheons are held at the Betsie Bay Inn on Main Street in Frankfort . They begin at 11:30 am the first Monday of every month except for holidays and then the programs are held the following Monday.
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