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I think that this tax will hurt the state. We may not feel it in a month or in two, but the fact is that michigan has some of the highest taxes in the country. Granholm has messed our state up more since she took office and this is just another example of the inadequacies in her debt management plan. To make matters worse she wants to start a no worker left behind plan. Where is the money supposed to come from? I personally believe that in her proposal to come out tomorrow will be filled with profuse amounts of inadequate legislation. She will probably raise taxes even more. Thus condemning our state to a bleak future.

I do not think that the citizen's of this state should have to be responsible for our legislator's mismanagement of funds and inability to manage the budget. Money is constantly taken from one fund to supplement another, and when that doesn't work, well, let's just call for a tax increase. Implementing this 2% service tax is just one more way to enable incompetence. But more than that, it is certainly NOT going to solve our budget and economy crisis in this state. It's just putting a bandaid on a big, gaping wound!

I believe that people are leaving Michigan in droves and this will only shove more people out of the state.
I do not believe this is the answer to Michigans problems.
There is a joke south of Michigan among truckers, you always here them say, "the last one out of Michigan shut off the lights", from the steady stream of Michigan license plates going south. Pretty sad huh?
We want to make Michigan a state that people WANT to move to not leave. So adding a tax on the small business guy is not going to help. You can gain what you would from a "2 cent" tax with efficency and productivity improvements in government services. Government services waste a lot of money. Looking and making changes here first could save the state a whole lot of money. We are taxed enough, find another way Jennifer.

I would only be interested in helping the state when we are shown some major cuts happening within Lansing. I think raising taxes is not the solution because the same issues will still be there next year. And then what? There are less people in Michigan than even a year ago, but yet everything stays the same within states budget. Just doesn't make sense. And now she has more big money plans...helping to educate the very people she helped with losing their jobs.
None the less, if nothing else this has "cured" me from ever voting democrat again!!! Live and learn.

FYI...Michigan is now tied with North Dakota as the number one state to move out of. If this passes, I'm sure we'll clear that number one spot by a large margin!

The republicans are right! I am the 'general public' and if this passes I will be doing my 'buying' in Ohio. I'm lucky enough to live by the state line. I'll be buying everything from groceries to hair styling to automobile repairs there. She has already cost this state many manufacturing jobs so now lets hit tourism. Tourism is the best hope that this state has to bootstrap our economy so now we should tax it. Business to business costs go up, service costs go up, and the consumers get it in the wallet. Go Govenor Granholm. Yea.

New progarams + new taxes = a balanced debt. lol Gran`s a whiz isn`t she?

I think she has lost touch with reality. How will this state ever recover unless people have some income left to spend. So many working people are already struggling to survive and so many businesses too. When will the mentality of taxing the working to give to those who choosenot to end. I think she is on a mission to destroy what is left of our state. Does she even care that people have nothing left to give. Absolutly not!!!

Archived Posts February 2007 2 % Tax
Feb 7, 2007 | 5:23 PM
Category: News

Edit | Delete This is ridculous. If anyone in this country should be impeached it is Governor Grandholm. What she did to L. Brooks Patterson's outstanding proposal is disgusting. My son has already left the state and I can not wait to follow!!!! Instead of a 2% tax how about a 2% pay cut for the Governor and all state employees!!!!! Everyone else in the state has had to tighten their belts. Maybe when everyone has left Michigan (taxpayers) the overly entitiled government employees will understand with no citizens left to pay taxes there are also no citizens left who need the over paid government services!!! Number 1 overpaid state employee Jennifer Grandholm!!! I am with L. Brooks Patterson and praying someone pulls her and her idiotic ideas to Washington!!!! I really believe this time Michigan CANNOT recover. I doubt even the Republicans can fix Michigan this time!!!! Add a Comment

The only thing that Granholm know how to do is raise taxes. How dare she even consider raising taxes in a already hit economy. She will not be able to tax her way out of the devistation that Michigan residence and both small and large businesses have faced. The loss of jobs, homes, lives? The lucky ones are strapping to survive and Jennifer simply want to raise taxes on those who are left??. I don't think so. Jennifer needs take a pay cut. Her performance is lack luster to say the least. Please go back back to Canada .