Tim_Skubick's Blog

Let me understand what you're saying, you're saying that it took your Governor over 2500 days to land new jobs to the State? This is called a victory? That's great that she brought 6900 jobs to your state, but compared to how my she lost? I'm pretty sure it's over 6900. Kind of funny now she pretty much confesses that she lost VW though.

Why does this guy keep getting the prime space on the blogs, he has no idea what he is talking about.

THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CREATE JOBS, JOBS CREATE THE GOVERNMENT!

I am tired of the governor's attempts to intelligently design the economy from the top down. Every tax dollar spent has to first be taken away, which means that an organization (a business) that has formed to provide a community service (like cutting hair or producing cars or building houses) is doing so for members of the community voluntarily and is capable of doing so while bringing in more revenue than expending in costs. When government taxes it increases costs across the board coercively which hurts the economy and costs jobs (one of the many reasons no State has ever taxed itself into prosperity).

So, what do you think is more efficient: people organizing voluntarily to provide a product or service that other people want at the price they want it all done voluntarily in which nobody would participate if they thought they were getting a raw deal OR government coercively taking money from people who organize in its sphere of influence and spending the money arbitrarily based on the input of whoever has the power and influence to get the ear of those who run the government?

Call me crazy, but perhaps the former is better and all the command economy tactics of the governor ARE EXACTLY THE PROBLEM. Perhaps those tactics are exactly why every time the economy tries to take two steps forward the government drags it four steps back.

"But in the same interview, she had to explain why Michigan lost the new Volkswagen plant to a state in Dixie. In a more reflective tone, she confessed Tennessee had a plant site ready to go. Michigan did not. When asked if Michigan’s strong union roots were part of the problem, she punted."

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Tennessee has lots of open acerage for such plants, a local Guvmnt that has the authority to deal, and a desire to accomodate such manufacturing facilities.
Given all of these aspects, a loss by Michigan to Tennessee for a new industry, is not hard to understand. The key is motivation. It is extremely hard to make a living in certain areas of Tennessee, and a new industry means basic jobs, money and opportunities.
My sympathy goes out to my old home state, but my pocket book says HOO Rah for Tennessee.
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Michigan Man, you said it all. Who is this guy anyway!!!!

Re: the VW situation, I thought I read somewhere that VW originally decided to move (out-of-Michigan) was to be closer to their customer base (East Coast of US was original plan).

Oldgrizz,

If any of that were true, then why are all the jobs leaving? What is more likely, that union labor who answers to nobody because of their union protection provides "super" products in terms of quality even though they are accountable to nobody and businesses think that these high quality vehicles (like all the fantastic American made cars during the 1980's when protectionism and unionism was at a peak) are somehow bad for business OR you are arrogant and xenophobic and just think that those in your tribe are better than everybody else because you are a part of it? I think the latter is more likely than the former.

Of course it is not union labor that is the problem, it is government intervention in the freedom of contract that is the problem. Forced union membership has corrupted the unions and given it a monopoly. Protectionist policies allow domestic companies to become complacent and requires foreign companies to become more competitive. These policies eventually lead to a tipping point that causes domestic companies to collapse under their own incompetence due to protectionism and their inability to change due to union monopolies, but also creates a vacuum for foreign companies to fill who are more than capable due to a need to overcome protectionism in order to make profit and an enhanced ability to change due to the fact that they can avoid the constraints of forced union labor monopolizing their labor market. If we had freedom of contract and freedom of trade then we would never have to face an economy like the one that we face now where the e

Hey skubby-doo...

I'm amazed that you can still be supportive of this incompetent canuck. A couple of bright spots combined with all the lows she's delivered our way? The only other person who could possibly approve of her track record is Matt Millen - someone else who is terminally delusional.

I hear you on that Frankawitz. That is why I am running for State Rep in the 13th district.