Tag: Business

Business Community Protests Michigan’s Over-reach on Regulations

I have written on this before. Typically there is a brief resistance to oppression, then an eventual surrender.  In this case, one of our State Representatives is holding the line. A group of prominent businessmen announced today the hosting of…

Economic Development FAIL

Regular readers would recall that I have often argued against all forms of welfare, whether to capable individuals or corporate entities.  In fact, upon review of the OWS videos posted in the last week, you might find that I agree…

Captive Industry

The term “Shooting fish in a barrel” comes to mind. After the Mackinac Island council raised their “protection fee” from a 2.5% vig up to the 7%, other servicing communities have realized they too, can plug a few easy shots…

Eliminate The MBT – Rankings Improve Immediately

Replacing Michigan Business Tax With Flat Corporate Income Tax Would Improve Tax Foundation Corporate Tax Ranking >From 48th to 22nd Eliminating the MBT completely and offsetting it with spending cuts would create a conservatively estimated 120,000-plus jobs by 2016, analyst…

Michigan’s Regulatory Climate Drives Businesses Away

News from The Mackinac center.. According to New Mackinac Center Study, Michigan’s Regulatory Climate Drives Businesses and Jobs to States With Fewer Barriers. Harding: Legislature should act quickly to streamline ‘dysfunctional’ system, adopt specific reforms to make Michigan competitive MIDLAND…

The NEW Carbon Credits?

Is this the type of article we might see in a few years, given the current direction of political correctness and twisted logic? —————————————— Ann Arbor – Manny Pflaeger says the new government credits program has saved his business. Pflaeger,…

Right To Work Legislation As A Good Start

Re-posted from RightMichigan.com Unemployment is high. Manufacturing is moving out of state, and sometimes taking a “moving” opportunity” moving out of country.. Permanently.While the meat heads in the labor unions are figuring out new ways to persuade our leaders to…

Pathetic.

And I am not talking about the Democrats on the “YES” list..  I am talking about Republicans..  So Called Republicans.. RINO.  The Dems don’t get a pass, its just they probably could care less what this conservative Republican thinks.  Its…

Tough Decisions..

While I will agree with Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Pete Hoekstra, and my congressman Dave Camp 90% of the time, I respectfully must disagree with their decision Sept 22, 2009 on H.R.3548. There is no doubt in my mind that…