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The Michigan Alliance for Prosperity produced this ad on the 2/3rd proposal (Prop 5)
Senator Roger Kahn earlier this year introduced SB 918, that has been shelved until the lame duck session. Insiders suggest that if Proposal 5 passes, the legislature would likely hold off on action of this gas tax of up to $0.40/gallon.
The ad focuses on the tough choice families must make as costs go up and income diminishes, and zeroes in on the gas tax specifically, which would affect those whom are unemployed and of modest means disproportionately.
