tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615540480649619994.post7825979009092499010..comments2023-12-20T09:43:12.402-08:00Comments on Skoop's Blog: Manna From SnyderTim Skubickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498943340853358620noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615540480649619994.post-89939869717054010492011-02-19T09:52:52.379-08:002011-02-19T09:52:52.379-08:00I have never understood why people drawing pension...I have never understood why people drawing pensions feel that they should get a pass on paying for state services. All kinds of 40-50 somethings are walking around drawing generous pensions tax free, while those working into their 60's still get taxed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615540480649619994.post-72917055065446415382011-02-18T15:33:43.236-08:002011-02-18T15:33:43.236-08:00No, the last poster does not prefer the status quo...No, the last poster does not prefer the status quo. The last poster would like a sensible approach to fixing the problem in Michigan and not just shift taxes to the seniors and individuals. The Michigan business tax can be eliminated/reformed without adding a tax onto someone else. Why is it OK shift taxes from business to the middle class and to retirees who are already struggling. The governor kept using the word "fair", but his proposed budget is anything but fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615540480649619994.post-554397000606772312011-02-18T10:18:56.604-08:002011-02-18T10:18:56.604-08:00So the last poster prefers the status quo, double-...So the last poster prefers the status quo, double-digit unemployment, people leaving the state, gridlock in Lansing? Don't businesses create jobs? Doesn't it make sense to improve the business climate so they might start hiring again?? Whiners and complainers who want the status quo got soundly defeated in Michigan and across the country. Let's give Gov. Snyder a chance to turn things around. He's actually showing leadership here, unlike duck-and-cover Obama. I hear the University of California-Berkeley has a new teacher for those interested in finding opportunties elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615540480649619994.post-86691803831080973122011-02-18T08:55:07.473-08:002011-02-18T08:55:07.473-08:00My comment is that Mr. Snyder's budget is noth...My comment is that Mr. Snyder's budget is nothing more than a tax shift from business to individuals and the game he's playing calling tax increases on seniors and working individuals "spending cuts" is insulting. Does he think we are so stupid as to buy into his lies. Taking more money from seniors and middle class workers and giving it to business may give business a tax cut, but it will also hurt them--at least it will hurt small business that depends on the people living the area where they are located because seniors and families will not be putting this money back into the local economy. The only beneficiaries of Mr. Snyder's plan that I see are big business and corporate interests that don't depend on the local population as their customers. Seriously, do you think that if you take $2000 or whatever the amount would be from a senior's pension or that amount or more a middle class family that they will not tighten their belt and spend less and hurt small businesses in Michigan? I think that they will not only not spend that amount, but will spend even less because they will feel they have to save even more if they can for future expenses they may have. I would much prefer an increase in the sales tax or a tax on services. At least then I would have more control of the amount of tax I have to pay. If I can afford to buy an expensive luxury item, I would know the tax I have to pay on it and could make my decision to buy it or not. The wealthy wouldn't care if they had to pay a little more in sales tax and I don't think it would hurt small business much at all. I think this huge income tax increase on seniors and middle class people would have a much more detrimental effect on them, on small businesses, and the Michigan economy as a whole.<br />Thank you for letting me express my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615540480649619994.post-70071439605470659712011-02-18T07:59:19.682-08:002011-02-18T07:59:19.682-08:00Why does it have to be a "budget game?" ...Why does it have to be a "budget game?" That's been the problem in Lansing/Washington DC for decades. The political establishment (pols, lobbyists, bureaucrats, and, yes, pundits)have been self-serving games to keep power and perks. We in the private sector have suffered seriously during this recession--layoffs, downsizing, pay cuts, no bonuses. Why should the public sector be immune??? It is time to solve problems and stop playing games!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com