So...here in Michigan, the Deep Red Michigan government is canning tax credits for the working poor in order to pay for a teeny weeny fraction of the roads. Taxing the WORKING poor, because why the hell not they don't have lobbyists...so screw those guys.
Let's back up a bit here: Michigan's roads have turned to pot-holed pieces of shit, and have become some of the worst maintained roads in the nation under the worthless eye of Michigan's conservative government.
Somehow. SOMEHOW we in Michigan managed to pay for road repairs for the past 100 years. And now our Deep Red legislature is scratching their heads wondering how to fund our roads after they shelled out 1.7 BILLION in tax cuts to Michigan's rich.
I mean..of course they know where the money went. They cravenly pissed it away on redistibuting Michigan's wealth to their campaign funders. Then a couple months ago they turned out their pockets and made a sad face about how Michigan's struggling families needed to vote for a regressive sales tax in order to Maintain Michigan's roads. The vote to increase Michigan's sales tax went down in flames in spectacular fashion...
My god..it's amazing how under Granholm even despite a failing auto industry and collapsing economy Michigan could still maintain its infrastructure. Because Democrats aren't incompetent IDIOTS like the currently Deep Red Michigan govenment.
Shit...just this week during an economic RECOVERY and a friend of mine living affluent East Grand Rapids had to meet at her kids' school to figure out how they're going to keep from shutting down gym programs and other programs for the school because they have NO MONEY because Michigan's legislature keeps giving it to their campaign donors.
Despite Michigan's economic recovery instigated by Obama's rescue of the auto industry, Michigan's infrastructure and schools are crumbling.
Meanwhile, hopefully, Rick Snyder's presidential ambitions are dead on arrival because he sucks. He SUCKS SO BAD. We had a better infrastructure, schools and safety net when we had 10% unemployment and a failing auto industry. Snyder and his deep red Government can't even manage half that with a resurgent Auto industry. HE SUCKS.