Cruz surges to #1 in latest Iowa Poll! #CruzCrew https://t.co/MwoiI7UE7F
— Sen Patrick Colbeck (@pjcolbeck) December 7, 2015
Sorry, Cruzers, it only gets better for The Man who speaks RealTalk.
Now, about that $134M you voted to flush down the drain, Sen. Colbeck…
(18)Nuh Uh.
(0)Pandora's Box Has Been Opened
Actually, no. There are at least 28 third party data centers already up and operating in Michigan. The House Fiscal Agency thinks there are 40, but didn’t specify them. None of these 28+ existing data centers required the tax breaks just reported out of the Michigan House Committee on Tax Policy to get up and running. But Switch SuperNAP does? Why?
The promoters of Switch SuperNAP’s tax break package launched their campaign back in November with a heavy emphasis on the ‘new industry’ angle. This whopper seems to have been originated by Switch’s spokesman Roger Martin:
“It is a tough issue,” Switch spokesman Roger Martin said. “There’s no question about it. We’re talking about introducing an entirely new industry to Michigan, something that is the future of this country and of this world. It’s a good, vigorous debate.”
(15)Nuh Uh.(0)Read: http://michigan.gov/minewswire/0,4629,7-136-3452-370158–,00.html
{Yawn} y’all were warned…
Thank your unscrupulous legislators for ushering in the replacements. As always, their votes can be viewed here.
(10)Nuh Uh.(0)A Few Details Michigan's Legislators Might Want to Consider
Michigan’s nitwit media have been gushing over the announcement last Thursday that Switch, LLC will purchase the erstwhile Steelcase Pyramid southwest of Grand Rapids and convert the site into one of their state-of-the-art SuperNAP cloud computing data centers. The ‘information economy’ has been touted as Michigan’s future by no less than Michael Dell. He was in Detroit to address the Economic Club after his company purchased EMC Corporation, another major data center operator with three facilities in Michigan, in a blow out $ 67 billion buyout. Switch SuperNAP promoters, notably The Right Place, Incorporated, are touting 1,000 new jobs in Gaines Township, but this should be regarded wth the same skepticism as any other MEDC clone employment prediction. No one has said anything about financing, but there is good reason to believe that Michigan will be asked to ‘participate’ here as well.
Steelcase vacated their distinctive Corporate Development Center in 2012 and sold it to to Norman Properties in May. Norman Properties, in turn, has agreed to sell this property to Switch LLC, pending the approval of State tax breaks. Those tax breaks have been introduced in the Michigan House by Representatives VerHeulin, Yonker, and Schor. Identical tax break legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Hildenbrand, Schuitmaker, and MacGregor. These legislators are targeting quick passage in the legislative session which convenes after their Thanksgiving break. They might want to consider a few details before they lunge further forward.
This being RightMI, you might think this post is about those tax breaks. You would be wrong. There is actually a critical flaw in this project which will injure Consumer’s Energy electricity customers all across West Michigan. A couple of other issues exist as well, but they pale in comparison to the electricity consumption of this project. Those tax breaks are a lost cause in American politics today – not even worth protesting.
(16)Nuh Uh.(0)20% more on January 1.
Money Rolling Into Lansing from State License Plate Tax
Annual vehicle registration revenue up 24 percent since 1990, even after inflation
http://michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4736
Yep. Keep on blindly voting Republican, as that’ll fix everything.
(10)Nuh Uh.(0)
INBOX: Michigan House has cancelled Thursday's session. Reps following senators out of town for nearly 3-week recess.
— Chad Livengood (@ChadLivengood) November 10, 2015
Tar, feathers, rail, politicians… some assembly required.
(8)Nuh Uh.(1)Sorry, we’ve got our perpetually bowing to Obama, nasally Progressive quisling, and his obedient toad, so, forget about that, Boobus Michiganderus.
Yessirree, we’re about to get the *best* energy policy that money can buy in Lansing, and get it good and hard.
H/t Sundance
(14)Nuh Uh.(1)
#Detroit Public Schools to pay $350,000 to teen suing Charles Pugh in sexual harassment case https://t.co/byrrdGUNuN via @detroitnews
— Chad Livengood (@ChadLivengood) November 4, 2015
(8)Nuh Uh.(0)It’s all about the roads!
Remember: It’s about the roads.
Say it with me again so there’s no forgetting: It’s about the roads.
No, it’s not. And I’ve got it straight from the horse’s mouth on why this actually isn’t.
(6)Nuh Uh.(0)Yet, another way to reach into resident’s pockets without a shred of accountability.
Pettalia (R): ‘We have a monumental opportunity to finally put in place a funding source to fix Michigan roads’ #MILEG
— Jonathan Oosting (@jonathanoosting) November 4, 2015
Yessirree, that is, as chair, one helluva record you got going, Pete.
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