Tag: Michigan

Don't talk to your employees (if you know what is good for you)

I must expand on an entry at CORE PRINCIPLES, in which Jack Hoogendyk brings up a piece of proposed legislation. Michigan’s HOUSE BILL No. 4530 introduced by Reps. Miller, Gonzales, Polidori, Leland, Switalski, Liss, Tlaib and Roberts. Under this bill…

Growing interest in the Tea Parties

Many of you who have websites and blogs already know there are ways to keep track of the real number of visitors to your sites, and also which pages they visit.  Those who didn’t realize this should also know that…

I told you so.

The Mackinac center has the real numbers based on the analysis of spending which resulted in over $48 million that had been given to film makers last year in Michigan.  Out of $125 million in “qualified spending, roughly $65 millions…

Hello.. IS THIS THING ON??!!

Not like I have advocated the judicious pursuit of a solid fiscal policy in this state among other common topics.  I surely haven’t spent any time suggesting the higher taxes are not only counter productive to state coffers and general…

If I made those decisions..

My wife and I visited a good friend in the hospital yesterday. She had just undergone an operation on the vertebrae in her neck and was under the influence of pharmaceuticals during the time we were present. As things go,…

Film Makers Were Paid $17,142 for each of 2800 jobs

Michigan’s Film office reports blowing $48,000,000.00 of taxpayer dollars in 2008 for the first 10 months of the incentive program designed to bring Hollywood here the the Great Lake State.  This was for 2800 Jobs in that 10 month period. …

Teaparty – Lansing… (To be updated for 3 days)

The Lansing Teaparty was a GREAT event!! Thanks to Joanie and Wendy (pictured below) Officials expected 50…  Officials corrected themselves when approx 300 showed up.  Just a couple of photos culled from many taken.  I had a little surprise after…