MI Morning Update: MI GOP continues to push for reforms, Granholm & MI House Dems want more taxes

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MI Morning Update: MI GOP continues to push for reforms, Granholm & MI House Dems want more taxes

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367 Days until Election Day

MORNING UPDATE:

The cause of Freedom and our cause for conservative values is a marathon…we need to get up every morning and do our part…whatever it is! Freedom was the original idea and Freedom isn’t free.

Republicans will AGAIN try to push for real reforms and address the structural spending problems Michigan has. The Governor and majority House Democrats have refused to address ANY major structural reforms… which has the Democrats talking about additional tax increases, raising the sales tax rate, tax shifts…more revenues!

Will the Governor do her job and step up with reform options? NOT more taxes???

The status quo is unacceptable.

Michigan has a spending problem…NOT a tax problem…well that too…they are too high!

See the latest budget numbers, see how the budget has grown, and check out state employees:

http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/budget-numbersg.html

Taxes will never catch up with politician’s propensity to spend! Politics as usual is a luxury we can no longer afford.

The Free Press hits it right on the head…

http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/free-press-lays.html

This is why the recall movement is growing…look at all the Democrat tax hikers under a citizen’s tax revolt. Four less Democrats and no more new taxes! Is your Representative on the list?

Here is an ad you HAVE to watch…Edward’s ad about Hillary:

http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/powerful-edward.html

“Slick Willie” Hillary Clinton…Long on Rhetoric…Short on Answers:

http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/hillary-long-on.html

The folks at Michigan Liberal wrote up a nice summary on “how a recall works”. You can see it posted here:

http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/how-to-run-a-re.html

I presented a short commentary on this weekend’s CBS Michigan Matters about who we are and where we stand as a party. Read it here:

http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/my-commentary-o.html

Michigan College Republicans are proposing a new “reform” constitution to guarantee every club, every member a fair shot at their conventions and leadership…nicely done:

See the College Republican “reform” constitution here;

http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/college-republi.html

As we debate tax options, one option for Michigan worth considering that would have “most” people in Michigan pay less than 7.5% sales tax after rebate would be the MI Fair Tax. A family of four with an income less than $28,000 is at the 0% rate! Here is a quick PowerPoint presentation on line that gives a good summary:

http://www.mifairtax.org/resrcs/MI%20Presentation.pps

See the Michigan Fair Tax main homepage…they have some good information:

http://www.mifairtax.org/index.html

Margaret Thatcher’s philosophy was that “first you win the argument then you win the vote”. You have to stand for something to win the argument.

THE REST OF THE STORY:

- Recall efforts start & grow….see UPDATE “Tax Hiker Portraits” by RightMichigan:

Robert Dean: http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/10/2/105439/416

Steve Bieda: http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/10/3/10332/0059

Mike Simpson: http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/10/4/92924/1118

Marc Corriveau: http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/10/8/93248/2721

Terry Brown: http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/10/10/101539/45

Mary Valentine: http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/10/9/6253/0133