Comments on: Tax bellwether: will Michigan follow Oregon? http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/tax-bellwether-will-michigan-follow-oregon/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: KG-1 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/tax-bellwether-will-michigan-follow-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-4681 KG-1 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:20:03 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=2782#comment-4681 I fail to see how you can compare Oregon & Michigan when it comes to taxes and budgets. Oregon's primary business is agriculture, while Michigan's (was) manufacturing. But if you want to see the effects of a "tax-the-rich" campaign, Matt hit the nail right on the head, take a visit to Detroit (or if its closer to you, Flint) and see how that approach went. "Tax-the-rich' may sound appealing on paper. In practice, it has <b>failed</b> time and time again in Michigan. I'm surprised that Mr. Bebow failed to acknowledge that. I fail to see how you can compare Oregon & Michigan when it comes to taxes and budgets.

Oregon’s primary business is agriculture, while Michigan’s (was) manufacturing.

But if you want to see the effects of a “tax-the-rich” campaign, Matt hit the nail right on the head, take a visit to Detroit (or if its closer to you, Flint) and see how that approach went.

“Tax-the-rich’ may sound appealing on paper.

In practice, it has failed time and time again in Michigan.

I’m surprised that Mr. Bebow failed to acknowledge that.

]]> By: Robert Reneker Jr. http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/tax-bellwether-will-michigan-follow-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-4680 Robert Reneker Jr. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:13:34 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=2782#comment-4680 Taxes are always a sore point with a lot of voters. Michigan is far from the highest taxing state on individuals. Expanding the sales tax to many services like other states do is a good first step. Adding to the gas tax to bring in more federal road construction dollars would also be a good idea. Not only would it help rebuild our crumbling infrastructure (a deterrent to attracting new business) but it would employ people to do so, helping our unemployment problem. Taxes are always a sore point with a lot of voters. Michigan is far from the highest taxing state on individuals. Expanding the sales tax to many services like other states do is a good first step. Adding to the gas tax to bring in more federal road construction dollars would also be a good idea. Not only would it help rebuild our crumbling infrastructure (a deterrent to attracting new business) but it would employ people to do so, helping our unemployment problem.

]]> By: Larry Krieg http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/tax-bellwether-will-michigan-follow-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-4679 Larry Krieg Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:23:20 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=2782#comment-4679 Michigan needs tax *reform*, not tax *cuts*. We also don't need our employees (state or private) pushed down from the middle class to the lower class. Think we don't need a big middle class to grow profitable business? Think again! :-) Michigan needs tax *reform*, not tax *cuts*. We also don’t need our employees (state or private) pushed down from the middle class to the lower class. Think we don’t need a big middle class to grow profitable business? Think again! :-)

]]> By: Bob http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/tax-bellwether-will-michigan-follow-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-4678 Bob Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:35:31 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=2782#comment-4678 What is Oregons unemployeement rate ? Where do Oregon public employees rank nationally in term of compensation and benefits ? Where does Oregon rank in terms of average compensation ? Where does Oregon currently rank in terms of being business friendly ? How about unionized work force ? Maybe were not very similar. What is Oregons unemployeement rate ? Where do Oregon public employees rank nationally in term of compensation and benefits ? Where does Oregon rank in terms of average compensation ? Where does Oregon currently rank in terms of being business friendly ? How about unionized work force ? Maybe were not very similar.

]]> By: Matt http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/tax-bellwether-will-michigan-follow-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-4677 Matt Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:17:53 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=2782#comment-4677 You don't need to go all the way out to Oregon to get the warm and fuzzies over this kind of stuff. Save your money. Just go to Detroit they've been doing this sort of thing for the last 3 or 4 decades. Oh boy!!! You don’t need to go all the way out to Oregon to get the warm and fuzzies over this kind of stuff. Save your money. Just go to Detroit they’ve been doing this sort of thing for the last 3 or 4 decades. Oh boy!!!

]]> By: ron http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/tax-bellwether-will-michigan-follow-oregon/comment-page-1/#comment-4676 ron Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:53:46 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=2782#comment-4676 I dont see any other way for us to survive the next few years without a similar push. Michigan is spiraling downward, with no end in sight. I dont see any other way for us to survive the next few years without a similar push. Michigan is spiraling downward, with no end in sight.

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