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Dillon & Tax-Eaters Win, Taxpayers Lose
The Michigan Supreme Court put a fork in the campaign to recall House Speaker Andy Dillon on Friday by denying a request for an emergency hearing on the legality of 2,018 petition signatures of voters...
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How to pass a tax hike
Every day, while you're busy at work or taking care of your family, some people are watching your wallet with envious eyes. They covet what remains of your after-tax income. They want it. They believe...
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VICTORY IN DILLON RECALL EFFORT!
MAJOR WIN! This morning, Federal U.S. District Court Judge Robert Holmes Bell issued an injunction that will likely result in Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon facing recall in this November's...
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Dillon recall making news
Yesterday's federal court ruling rightfully restored the citizen recall effort against MI House Speaker Andy Dillon for his leadership role in raising your taxes.Channel 4 News, WDIV Detroit, covered...
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The sucky speech syndrome
Friends,This is the first week of the legislature's lame-duck session. As a former state legislator, I experienced three such sessions with mixed public policy results. But one constant in lame-duck is...
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"Welcome, to Fantasy Island"
Friends, Sadly, Ricardo Montalban, the actor who starred in the classic 1970s TV series Fantasy Island, passed away yesterday. Montalban's character greeted new guests to his island resort with the...
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Rep. Gaffney's 30 silver pieces
Friends, If you missed Friday afternoon's news that Governor Granholm had appointed former Republican state Representative Ed Gaffney to a cushy $82,000 job on the Liquor Control Commission, it's...
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Has Governor Granholm FOUND her mind?
Has Governor Granholm found her mind? Yesterday, Granholm proposed $670 million in spending cuts for the coming fiscal year. Oh, for sure, her proposed budget also relies on $500 million in one-time...
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Santelli Rant inspires Lansing "Tea Party" Friday
CNBC reporter Rick Santelli's now-famous on-air rant last week against President Obama’s "stimulus package" from the NYSE trading floor last week has spawned a spontaneous tea party protest this Friday...
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How dare they?! Time to fight back!
Miserable enough yet? Things tough enough for you yet? Not if you live in Macomb County, where your county Board of Commissioners doesn't think you pay enough in property taxes. They're going to raise...
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Granholm's New Gas Tax
I’m not a fan of sending out daily or weekly emails. But I have an obligation to alert you to Governor Granholm's newest tax hike plan.Frank Beckmann reported on his radio show on WJR 760 AM last week...
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Macomb Tax Protest Kicks A**!
Over 120 agitated MTA protesters and an additional 100 angry taxpayers greeted Paul Gieleghem, Chair of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners, at a 'town hall' meeting last night in Shelby Township....
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Drinks are on you! You're paying to lobby against yourself!
When you think of Lansing lobbyists spending money on gifts, trips, meals and drinks for state lawmakers, who comes to mind? Big corporations like IBM, Toyota, Comerica Bank, Meijer, and Anheuser...
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Lansing Tea Party Protest on April 15!
In case you haven't heard, citizens angry about Washington and Lansing's destructive taxing and spending orgies are converging on the Capitol Building in Lansing at noon on April 15th to protest. Its...
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Breaking: Conservatives DON'T riot!
Rarely in recent memory has there been anything like yesterday's tea parties - spontaneous, awesome, grassroots events involving millions of everyday taxpaying citizens. So I went to bed last night...
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Politicians to citizens: "Stop lying!"
"Put not your trust in princes."The BiblePsalm 146 .3."I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live."SocratesFriends,A group of state lawmakers want to imprison citizens who lie to...
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"Vacation, all I ever wanted. Vacation, HAD to get away..."
Dear Taxpayer,Look out your window. What a nice day! Are you working today? There’s a far better chance that government workers are taking today off (paid) than the chance that you have the day...
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Some Detroit Leaders Providing Hope
Sadly, the word "Detroit" is synonymous with "dysfunction" thanks to the scandals of Monica Conyers and former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the ineptitude of the City Council. But let's not let those...
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Protest Obama TOMORROW
Dear Taxpayer,President Barack Obama is coming to Macomb County tomorrow, Tuesday the 14th, to give a speech at Macomb Community College's south campus. The Macomb County Republican Party is organizing...
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"I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a tax increase today"
Governor Jennifer Granholm has a promise for you. She promises to lower taxes in 2011 if you let her raise taxes today. It is a PROMISE, you know, part of a deal. She just needs that tax hike today and...
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