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Tag: Hearings

When The Costs Go Up

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri Sep 06, 2013 at 07:11:28 AM EST
Tags: Michigan, Poison, Rick Snyder, Dric, International Bridges, Tolls, Fares, Math, Hearings, Government (all tags)

So Does the Rate.

While private enterprise for the most part has been able to hold costs and effects of inflation in check, in many cases through efficiencies and watchful management, government does no such thing. An infrastructure operation that is run by government hasn't the same incentives, or mechanisms that allow increased costs to be aggregated along side found savings. The Price will always go up. And the announcement of rate increases over one international bridge?

"The Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority (SSMBA) today reminded International Bridge customers of public hearings next week in Michigan and Ontario to review a proposed toll rate increase.
The proposed increase was prompted by the SSMBA Board of Directors' review on Aug. 15 of its long-range financial plan that details the operational and capital improvement project needs of the bridge for the next 30 years. The proposed toll increase (in U.S. dollars) includes an increase in passenger vehicle tolls from the current $3 per trip to $3.50 per trip on April 1, 2014, and from $3.50 to $4 on April 1, 2019."

Is foreshadowing for what will happen for another several hundred miles south.

The math in easy to understand terms has been done before

This type of hearing could be expected several times in only the first few years for a new crossing that won't even open with operating capital.

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Camp On [IRS] Miller Resignation

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Thu May 16, 2013 at 02:59:08 PM EST
Tags: Michigan, IRS, Dave Camp, Congress, Hearings, Appropriate Cynicism (all tags)

Dave Camp also had something to say about the IRS targeting as well.

Camp (R-Midland), and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, made the following statement upon announcement that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steve Miller would resign effective early June.

"The American people should be able to trust and have faith that, not only the IRS, but that the tax code will treat them fairly. This resignation does nothing to change the culture of discrimination at the IRS. And, it certainly does nothing to change the fact that the tax system is targeting honest, hardworking taxpayers instead of working for them. There are still far too many unanswered questions and until we know what truly happened, we cannot fully fix what is wrong. This Committee wants the facts, and the American people deserve answers to why they were targeted on the basis of their political beliefs. The IRS has demonstrated a culture of cover up and has failed time and time again to be completely open and honest with the American people. This investigation will continue so Congress can ensure that no taxpayer is unfairly targeted.
"The Committee and the American people deserve honest answers from Mr. Miller at our hearing this Friday."

One wonders if treasury will allow him to make it there.

Or if it will matter.

Most corrupt administration ever.

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