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MTTM Supports Wisconsin Tea Party And Governor Walker

February 19, 2011
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Nowhere, more than in public union engagement is there a cost more worthy of challenge. The organizing and protests by union represented public employees is perfectly legit as a means of expressing their disagreement with Governor Scott Walker’s decision to ask them to share in some of the adjustments...

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The End Of Michigan’s Public Sector Unions?

February 14, 2011
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Study: Michigan’s Public Employment Relations Act Should Be Overhauled or Eliminated ‘Collective bargaining for government workers is a privilege, not a right,’ says Mackinac Center labor analyst MIDLAND — A Michigan law that requires public-sector collective bargaining in local governments and public schools undermines the rule of law, burdens...

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No Surprise.

November 15, 2010
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Amazing how one’s perspective and perhaps principles can be altered by the relationships that require a sudden shift in stance. One reading today’s Michigan Capitol Confidential might find it surprising Virg Bernero is siding AGAINST big labor in a dispute pitting a developer against the wishes of the unions...

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Minimum wage: Even a 200 level Econ class can show it’s silly

November 3, 2009
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Minimum wage: Even a 200 level Econ class can show it’s silly

I wrote this 22 FEB 08, prior to the crash of Random Rants from an Airline Employee. I decided to re-post it given a column I’d writen for CM-Life. Enjoy. -Jason Jr. I’m currently taking ECO 222 – Behavioral Economics. The class shows how different factors affect the market....

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    Eliminating tax on business tools and equipment will benefit, not hinder, the economy By Jarrett Skorup | 5/17/2012 Mlive columnist Rick Haglund is worried that a proposed cut in the property tax now imposed by the state and local governments on business tools and equipment "may be a job killer," because it would facilitate producing more goods and […]

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