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BREAKING: Memo circulating at Capitol shows voters agree with GOP on taxes

By Nick, Section News
Posted on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 12:27:16 PM EST
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Update [2007-9-27 12:55:5 by Nick]:Looks like the Governor's seen the memo and realizes she's losing the PR battle on her little shutdown scheme. She's asked for TV time to address the state on this whole budget debacle. Expect to turn on your sets to find breathy, impassioned rhetoric at 6:00 tonight.

Breaking news as the countdown clock to the Governor's shutdown moves under twelve hours. Remember, they're saying many services will essentially enter shutdown mode as of midnight tonight.

Amidst that backdrop, and with House Democrats scrambling to try to find SOME solution that their caucus can support (they haven't found it yet, despite their rhetoric) a memo has emerged today citing a just-completed poll of 521 Michigan voters. It has a margin of error in the neighborhood of +/- 4%.

Some of the interesting results:

Governor Granholm has a slightly negative job rating of 45 postive to 53 negative but a highly negative 36 to 60 on her handling of the state fiscal crisis.

Voters recognize that she's maneuvering for a shutdown and apparently they're not happy with her.

Voters disagree with her tax proposals by 34-64. On the flipside, 58% agree with the GOP that we can avoid a tax increase by cutting waste and inefficiency.

Only 33% of respondants believe cutting to balance the budget would even require "cutting to the bone."

And here are the big ones...

71% believe there is enough waste and inefficiency to cut specifically to avoid a tax increase. Only 24% believe a tax hike is the only way.

65% of respondants believe raising taxes would hurt the state's economy. 29% think it wouldn't have a negative effect.

More details as they become available... stay tuned (to steal a tag line).

< Money to burn | URGENT ACTION ALERT: Dems expected to hold tax vote tonight, will pass ZERO real cuts or reforms >

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BREAKING: Memo circulating at Capitol shows voters agree with GOP on taxes | 17 comments (17 topical, 0 hidden)

Jenny Lane (none / 0) (#1)
by Rghlive on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:06:15 PM EST

In Jenny Lane there is a barber showing tax receipts
Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known
And all the people that came to buy
Stop to say 'Goodbye'

5 minutes? (none / 0) (#2)
by Shell on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:23:56 PM EST

According to the Detroit News, her speech is only supposed to last five minutes.

What does she think she can say in five minutes to change voters minds? Another flowery speech on "investments" isn't going to cut it.

Shell,
The Conservatrarian

Flowery speech? by jrfoleyjr, 09/28/2007 03:26:51 AM EST (none / 0)

It only takes 5 minutes (none / 0) (#3)
by aaugusti on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:31:55 PM EST

to announce that you are resigning from your position. Not saying that it will happen, but there is always hope.

Verse 2 (none / 0) (#4)
by biff the undertaker on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:32:56 PM EST

On the corner there's a banker doing a repo
and little children ask why daddy's car must go
and the banker blames it on new tax
and rising state debt, you can bet

"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be". Thomas Jefferson

No, it'll be... (none / 0) (#5)
by DanaP on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:38:11 PM EST

something more along the lines of...

"Ladies & Gentlemen of this great State - Fellow colleagues. I stand before you in a great time of need & desperation. The budget crisis, due to the inability of my minion AD, and myself to convince our party otherwise, is still at a stalemate. I haven't paid out enough in perks, therefore, no one is believing my line of BS. It is my hope and desire that you will continue to be blown away with the sheer lack of fiscal responsibility on my part, and the part of my party. However, in 10 years, I promise, your children will also be blown away at how desolate of a state we've become. No need to fear, fellow citizen's of this great, emaciated state, I have a plan. May I introduce you to our savior, Joel Ferguson. He believes that somehow, by spending lots and lots of your money, we will all be better in the long run..."

Candlelight by Rghlive, 09/27/2007 01:41:49 PM EST (none / 0)

Chorus (none / 0) (#7)
by Rghlive on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:48:05 PM EST

Jenny Lane is in my jeers and in my 'byes'.
There beneath the blue and bankrupt skies
I sit, and mean while pack...

Her speech (none / 0) (#8)
by joe on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:48:25 PM EST

"Ladies and Gentlemen of Michigan: Would the last person leaving please turn out the lights? Thanks - my limo is waiting, I have to go."

and the... by Rghlive, 09/27/2007 01:50:31 PM EST (none / 0)

time for the 3rd stanza (none / 0) (#10)
by Rghlive on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:54:50 PM EST

In Jenny Lane there is a PAC man with an hourglass
And in his pocket is an invoice for the Queen.
He likes to keep his political cash engine green,
It's a green machine.

hmm (none / 0) (#11)
by ese2106 on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 02:15:58 PM EST

For weeks, we've heard complaints that the administration isn't adequately informing the public about the effects of a government shutdown. Now, the governor arranges TV time to do just that and we still complain???

Who here complained that Granholm by Nick, 09/27/2007 02:19:06 PM EST (none / 0)
ese, who's "we"? by John Galt, 09/27/2007 02:44:41 PM EST (none / 0)

Not about RightMichigan (none / 0) (#14)
by ese2106 on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 02:57:11 PM EST

Ok well I did post a reply, but I don't know where it went.

The basic gist of it was that I wasn't blaming anyone at RightMichigan. I apologize if it was construed that way. I was speaking more of the general atmosphere. As the end of the Fiscal Year drew closer and a shutdown became more and more of a possibility, Lansing was abuzz with complaints from both sides of the aisle(and even from people within the administration)that the public didn't really understand what would happen should government actually shut down. Today, the talk of the town is more along the lines of why is she going on tv, what more could she have to tell us or even that this is all some elaborate political ploy.

My comments was more an observation that we seem to be living and working in an environment where no one is going to be pleased no matter what happens. Not that I can blame anyone for that. Honestly I feel that way myself after 8 months of jockeying and political games around the issue!

And I'm simply a frustrated observed. Frustrated with both sides of the aisle, both chambers and the administration. I don't work for them and I don't envy anyone of them right now.

I can certainly understand (none / 0) (#15)
by Nick on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 03:06:27 PM EST

frustration.

keep singing (none / 0) (#16)
by Rghlive on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 03:19:54 PM EST

Behind the shelter of a Party that's in disarray
The pretty gov is selling taxes for her pay
And though she feels as if she's won the day
She is in the way.

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