“We can’t keep looking for jobs, we just have to BE the jobs,” says longtime Detroit journalist, author, and Center for Michigan Community Conversation organizer Des Cooper. “People have to think of themselves as their own little cottage industry.”
Rich Studley, president of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, says it’s time for Michigan residents “to accept seriously the duty and obligation to get informed.”
And, when it comes to directly helping the Michigan economy, actor Jeff Daniels advices all of us that “when you have some money, spend it locally.”
What three things can you, or any other Michigan resident do to help our state? Each Monday morning, Michigan Public Radio poses that question to a new luminary. Their ideas provide an inspiring jumpstart to every workweek. Listen to “Three Things” online here.
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1) Tell citizens (mostly republicans) to quit insulting and downing our state, its government and its processes just because they want political advantage.
The repubs are part of the government because they want the jobs. They held the jobs and the majority for many years during the beginning of this mess and failed to do anything but make it worse.
2) pull your money out of national banks and out of state banks, and deposit locally. Invest locally. its cheap.
3) convince people they need to make things better for everyone, not just those who can pay for the best and separate unequal treatment. Children need to be given the same instruction and example and same opportunities along with explanation and discussion from those who’ve experienced the best and the most.
I believe that citizens in the State of MI need to support their local communities and businesses. We need a return to caring for our neighbors and fellow citizens as well as caring for the world.
The premise here is awful–that somehow individuals need to sacrifice additionally to help out our state.
Michigan can be turned around next year if it just became friendly to capital–stop taxing inventories, find a way to say yes to development even if it isn’t a new windmill producer.
Being a locavore only insures that you are spending money inefficiently, reducing your own savings and retarding the investment process.