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Lobby seeks hike in road taxes<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
October 18, 2007
BY DAWSON BELL
FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU
LANSING -- Cuts in spending on road and bridge construction could cost Michigan more than 12,000 jobs in the next three years unless the state raises another $1 billion a year in fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, a coalition of business, government and labor groups backing the tax hikes said Wednesday.
Without an increase, money for road building would drop by 40% by 2009, forcing companies in the industry to relocate and lay off employees and sending ripples widely across the Michigan economy, said Mike Nystrom, vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association
Whats a few more taxes we are in Mi after all. |
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:30 pm |
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FlintConservative
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"Cuts in spending." LMAOPIMP! That's a good one.
We're already paying $2 billion/year in taxes restricted for transportation (and spending $3 billion). I say again...when is enough? |
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:43 pm |
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Ryan Eashoo
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See they need DON WILLIAMSON IN LANSING, he would get more roads paved!
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twotap schreef:
Lobby seeks hike in road taxes<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
October 18, 2007
BY DAWSON BELL
FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU
LANSING -- Cuts in spending on road and bridge construction could cost Michigan more than 12,000 jobs in the next three years unless the state raises another $1 billion a year in fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, a coalition of business, government and labor groups backing the tax hikes said Wednesday.
Without an increase, money for road building would drop by 40% by 2009, forcing companies in the industry to relocate and lay off employees and sending ripples widely across the Michigan economy, said Mike Nystrom, vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association
Whats a few more taxes we are in Mi after all.
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_________________ Flint Michigan Resident, Tax Payer, Flint Nutt - Local REALTOR - Activist. www.FlintTown.com |
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:16 pm |
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Dave Starr
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quote:
FlintConservative schreef:
"Cuts in spending." LMAOPIMP! That's a good one.
We're already paying $2 billion/year in taxes restricted for transportation (and spending $3 billion). I say again...when is enough?
Politician: Cuts in spending.
English: A smaller increase than we wanted. |
_________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
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Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:41 am |
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