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    Tag: farms

    Dead Ponies


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Feb 09, 2011 at 11:23:53 AM EST
    Tags: Pure Michigan, Subsidies, Business, Dead Horse, Farms, Lansing Michigan, MEDC, Republicans, Waste (all tags)

    As much as possible, I try to keep both MTTM and RightMichigan separate in author content, however, I realize that some folks don't get over there, and vice versa..

    Today's post over, is about whether our state Republican electees are prepared to examine their principled beliefs, or if they pander to the will of the entrenched ideology of progressivism within the Michigan GOP.  An entrenched ideology I might add, that attempts to shame true conservatives for being too far right.

    -- -- --

    Dead Ponies.  Re-posted from Michigan Taxes Too Much

    One of the toughest things for Republicans elected to positions that have, as a matter of course the spending of taxpayer money, is the `supporting business' angle. Perhaps it could even be called a `supporting the economy' paradigm. Business is everything right? So why wouldn't an elected official do everything to get business going, and create those jobs? And why shouldn't Republicans support any measure that enhances business activities, promotes job growth, and expands business in general?

    Define "any" first, and we may have the appropriate answer.

    And any legislator who wants to do what is best for his or her constituents might be at risk.

    More below.

    (1 comment, 1132 words in story) Full Story

    Whats your farm worth?


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Thu Dec 16, 2010 at 11:42:05 PM EST
    Tags: Republicans Deemocrats, Congress, Farms, Estate Taxes, dave Camp, Sander Levin, HR 4853 (all tags)

    If you have a family farm and land capable of making food to sell, it probably occupies enough space and has value worth more than $3,500,000.  It may not seem like it, but that is not hard to reach even with property values where they are.

    Michigan farm families, short of some performing some creative family planning, barely escaped an amendment tonight that would have required the sale of the stead for payment of taxes when a principle owner dies.  

    The Pomeroy amendment proposed by Sander Levin FAILED with bipartisan support tonight.  It would have made a 45% tax rate for estates over 3.5 million.  This amendment was to be added to the Senate passed bill negotiated by the president.  It failed to pass with a vote of 233-194.

    It ALMOST passed as a voice addition.

    FYI..  Not a single Republican voted for it.

    How can the Democrats claim to represent the middle class when they would creat such a tax that takes from ALREADY TAXED value and keeps middle class families from being able to pass to their heirs.

    Mind boggling.

    Update [2010-12-16 23:59:57 by JGillman]: the tax bill HR 4853 passed at Midnight meaning 2 more years of same tax rates. Not perfect, but ...

    Vote tally at the end 277 yea 148 nay

    (4 comments) Comments >>

    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Starve


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Nov 24, 2010 at 07:41:21 PM EST
    Tags: Food, farms, Starvation, Michigan, S.510, More Stupidity, from Washington, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, et al., Tyranny (all tags)

    How incredible that on the eve of thanksgiving, with its promise of high caloric abundance, that our federal masters would be talking about limiting the way in which we feed ourselves.

    And our senatorial tyrants Carl Levin, and Debbie Stabenow are a part of this plan.

    S.510 which failed to get traction BEFORE the election is back on the table, and is expected to gain enough support for a vote on Monday. The bill dubbed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act is touted by its promoters as a way to promise standard rules for consistency in food production and a means in which government can ensure compliance with those measures.

    Like other grand government efforts it has promise of some dire consequence as well.  Mostly for small farms, farmers market participants, local growers, and anyone who cannot afford a team of lawyers ready and able to challenge the best intentions of our benevolent and all protecting federal tyranny.

    Whats the problem with food safety being advanced?

    (9 comments, 528 words in story) Full Story

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