The Onion‘s what-do-you-think column recently: The Democratic National Committee ruled that delegates from Michigan and Florida will get only half votes at the party’s convention in August. What do you think? “Given the emigration rate in Michigan and the mortality rate in Florida, I bet the revised delegate counts will actually be more representative of the states’ populations come convention time.” Chris Patterson, Window Washer Recent blog posts of ours on Michigan explain why: Michigan Tax Revenue Under Projection After Tax Hikes, by Joseph Henchman, May 28, 2008 Home Builders Lobby Now Targeting Michigan Legislature for More Tax Handouts, by Gerald Prante, May 27, 2008 The Usual Michigan Nonsense, by TF Staff, May 14, 2008 More Bad Tax Policy from Michigan, by Gerald Prante, April 24, 2008 Michigan Passes Tax Hike, by Curtis S. Dubay, October 1, 2007 A View of Michigan’s Economy Courtesy of The Onion, by Gerald Prante, September 21, 2007 Michigan Just Doesn’t Get It, by Curtis S. Dubay, September 20, 2007 Surprise! Michigan Discussing Tax Hike, by Gerald Prante, September 14, 2007 Michigan Budget Still Unresolved, by Curtis S. Dubay, September 11, 2007 A First Look at Michigan’s New Business Tax(es), by Chris Atkins, July 5, 2007 Would a Gross Receipts Tax Stabilize Michigan Revenue Collections?, by Chris Atkins, June 4, 2007 More Bad Tax Policy from Michigan, by Curtis S. Dubay, May 24, 2007 In a New Low for Government Service, Michigan Threatens to Let the People Rot, by William Ahern, April 20, 2007 Granholm’s Service Tax: Right Principle, Wrong Application, Wrong Target, by Chris Atkins, February 8, 2007 More Negatives than Positives in Governor Granholm’s SBT Replacement Plan, by Chris Atkins, November 30, 2006 Fixing Michigan’s Business Tax Climate, by Andrew Chamberlain, February 9, 2006 Michigan Picking the Wrong Battles, by Curtis S. Dubay, October 25, 2005 A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Except Those Sinking, by Curtis S. Dubay, August 29, 2005 Detroit Looks to Gambling for a Budget Quick Fix, by Alicia Hansen, July 29, 2005 Single Business Tax (SBT) Elimination Advances in Michigan Senate, by Chris Atkins, June 23, 2005 GM and Michigan, by Curtis S. Dubay, May 26, 2005
