Comments on: Say 'maybe' to Pure Michigan

By: Concerned Consumer

Concerned Consumer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:14:36 +0000

Bob, I dont drink anyone’s Kool aid, i look at the facts. You apparently dont. or you wouldnt be questioning easily accessible data because it doesnt fit your agenda.
Go Look. For once Go look and research.
You wanna accuse me or anyone else of simplistic thinking?
You Cannot Match 10% of what i have written, and you spout the same parroted fraud that conservative media entertainers spew forth with their edited videos and faked audio and falsified cherry picked, purposely wrong interviews and clearly politically hacked commentary.

Dont be a Parrot. Be a critical thinker with basis, not your pocket full of hearsay.

By: Concerned Consumer

Concerned Consumer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:10:22 +0000

Look, The Republicans controlled EVERYTHING for a decade both in our state and federally, and all we got was disaster and cronyism at every level.
The Dems have only controlled HALF of our state congress for 2 yrs now. Jan 2007. And the other half has been doing nothing but political agenda pushing, and Obstruction and if you’re paying attention thats clear.
I havent heard any republicans put out any plans that clearly would help any majority of Michigan citizens in many years.
Im a conservative but im not republican. Theres no way these guys and their Policy of Tax Cuts for those already making Billions, who are already Sitting on Piles of money refusing to invest, and who are laying people off to increase profits, have anything worthwhile to do for our state or federally the same way.

If you folks decide to vote the dems out after only a couple years and vote back in the republicans after all these years they controlled our budget, our state’s direction, our state’s Taxation, our states policies, then you get what you deserve.
I just dont want that for me and my family.
I want progress and i want investment in the important things to grow our state and its economy and its communities.

Cutting everything and leaving our society to a “Free for all” hoping the profit mongering of private companies are somehow going to do the moral and just things after decades of outsourcing, fighting against fair wages and benefits, and fighting against keeping our environment clean, and fighting against owning up to their mistakes and or immoral decisions is a bad bad plan.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:23:08 +0000

Concerned Consumer

We’ll stop supporting Republicans when Government one time, does something right. JUST ONCE !

How you drink the Kool Aid about Republicans being a select wealthy few, while Democrats are just common folk is amazing. I did not vote for a Republican the last election which shows how simple your thought process is.
Where is the proof about the ROI ? Should we believe the Governor ? She’s never lied to us before ?

Too bad comrade, the Republicans are going to take control and in a big way.

By: Concerned Consumer

Concerned Consumer — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:45:02 +0000

For Bob up there – that is a sick, twisted, Ignorant, unstable comment.

For ever venture there is a diminishing ROI.
The Experts in Economics, Marketing, and Business have come up with a number they feel is reasonable and provides the Results that Michigan needs and Wants.
That number is $30 million.

Simply Cromagnon-like tossing more money at something as an Extremist “I know it wont work” point of view, just makes no sense in a world of business.

More money may not produce additional results. Less money Surely does.
The right amount is well… the right amount.

When are the citizens going to stop blindly supporting Republicans who have no vision, no interest in helping anyone, and only have one purpose to getting elected….>
Stop Government from doing anything, Rip it to pieces, destroy its Authority over Businesses and Regulatory, and Put all the people at the mercy of the Select Wealthy Elite Few that prey upon people at every possibility using corporate Capabilities to do as they please when and where and to whom with ZERO repurcussions and consequences.

By: dale westrick

dale westrick — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:50:45 +0000

I have not heard much about the bill to add $10.00 to the vehicle registration fee to supply funding to the state parks. I hope that it will at least be tried so we have money in the parks budget. It is an important part of Michigan tourism industry.

By: Dave Armstrong

Dave Armstrong — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:35:32 +0000

The “Pure Michigan” campaign was a great success and the return on investment numbers presented are impressive, but what about Michigan’s second largest industry…agriculture? This industry contributes over $71 billion to the state’s economy and yet the Michigan Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for Plant Health Assurance, Protecting Food Safety, Motor Fuel Quality, Food borne illness response, Agricultural Business Development,and Animal Health Assurance, has had its GF/GP funding cut by 36% since FY 2000 let alone any appropriations to assist it’s growth. Tourism is a vital part of our state’s economic diversity, but let’s not forget the “hand that feeds us” as well!

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:06:48 +0000

If the return on investment is what she says, we should invest a billion dollars. The return on investment would wipe out the deficit and allow us to cut taxes and give all state workers a big raise !

Granholm is a pathological liar.

By: Michael McLaren

Michael McLaren — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:55:46 +0000

As a businessman told me recently: ” I’ll spend 99 cents to make a dollar any day!” Spending a dollar to make $2.70 in increased sales tax revenue for the state (not to mention the extra $45.00 that businesses collect in order to earn that $2.70 sales tax) is Pure Cash.

By: Monica Ware

Monica Ware — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:56:35 +0000

You make a very good point, but the “Pure Michigan” campaign is just the tip of the iceburg. What do these tourists see and drive on when they arrive, unmowed medians and pothole ridden roads. The legisature suffers from the lack of foresight. If we don’t adequately fund our transportation network, they may visit once, but why would they return.
Michigan is an amazing state with so much to offer but our transportation network is blight to that image. Our tourism industry and eonomy in general will continue to falter unless legislators prioritize funding for infrastructure.

By: Robert J. McElroy,MD

Robert J. McElroy,MD — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:47:16 +0000

If the Senate Republican leadership can not see the need
and benefit for Michigan financially from the “Pure Michigan”
program adequately financed, then there is little hope for Michigan politically as it presently constituted. I would use stronger language than “making no sense”. I have used “Pure
Michigan” and found it a wonderful traveling tool not available in any other fashion.