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    Day 21: MI House continues to obstruct critical local stimulus plan


    By Nick, Section News
    Posted on Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 10:44:13 AM EST
    Tags: Andy Dillon, John Gleason, SB 1, MBT, stimulus, unemployment (all tags)

    I've been sitting here trying to imagine what State Senator John Gleason might say if asked what he thought about the continued House Democrat obstruction of the long-since transferred, overwhelmingly bi-partisan Senate Bill 1, a Michigan economic stimulus bill that pumps $1.235 billion into the local economy over the next three fiscal years.

    The man proved earlier this week that he has a flair for hyperbolic buffoonery so I'm convinced it'd be pretty fantastic.

    "Andy Dillon and the Democratic majority in the House are doing one heck of a FEMA impersonation while Michigan undergoes its own economic Katrina."  Or something like that.

    Alas, local job makers aren't waiting on their economic rooftops for tragically late government intervention... they're just packing their bags and leaving the state.

    Today we reach Day 21, three full weeks after an overwhelmingly bi-partisan majority of the Michigan State Senate (one-third of the Democrats joined every Republican) came together to approve a spending-free stimulus plan that returns $1.235 billion to local businesses... Michigan companies creating Michigan jobs.

    Senate Bill 1 repeals the hated, job-killing MBT surcharge, not only stimulating the economy with a massive infusion of desperately needed capital, but sending an even more desperately needed signal to the business community that Michigan is finally ready to make some tough decisions and to step out of the economic dark ages.

    The Democrat controlled House and Speaker Andy Dillon specifically, haven't bothered to even give the bill a hearing.

    Twenty-one days.  And the question isn't how soon will they give common sense, bipartisan legislation a hearing and a vote... it remains, how long will they continue to ignore the devastating economic reality gripping their own constituents?

    < DetNews: 12 projects expected to create 2,900 jobs | Ta-dada-da: Macomb County raises taxes! >


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    Why??? (none / 0) (#1)
    by DMOnline on Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 04:42:55 PM EST
    Can someone please tell me why this is?

    What is the thinking behind the unwillingness of the Democrats in the State House to bring this to the floor for a vote?  Why??  What is the motivating factor?

    Is it raw ignorance of how the economy works?

    That seems unlikely since the Dems gave a massive tax break to Hollywood movie makers understanding that by doing so, more movies would be filmed here.  So they admit that granting tax breaks can stimulate economic activity.

    So then what is their motivation to kill such an excellent bi-partisan plan to boost our state's economy (an economy now on life support)?

    I said a couple days ago that the Dems not only do not care about the common man, they detest him.  It's all about power.  Leave your constituents penniless and they then must rely on you, the politician, to throw them scraps for survival.

    If there's a better explanation, I'd really like to hear it.

    DCuz
    www.RightCuz.com

    p.s.:  See you tomorrow night in Lansing!



    The Dems in the House (none / 0) (#2)
    by Ed Burley on Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 05:37:44 PM EST
    The Dems in the House are counting on the Obama state bailout stimulus spending waste-filled yippie-ki-yay plan to give them the revenue they need, and that's going to fix everything - don't you know?

    The Messiah is going to fix Michigan, he said so - and then denied it. Obama misled and people fled. That's Michigan's new state motto. Or would it be: Granholm believed, and people leaved (it had to rhyme with believed).

    sorry. This crap just makes me so angry...

    Oh well. (none / 0) (#3)
    by thejmfc on Fri Feb 20, 2009 at 02:12:22 AM EST
    If nothing else, it'll be another thing to throw at your local friendly House Democrat, come election time.  

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