Comments on: Michigan Legislators Contemplate Promoting State With Shutdown

By: Cliff Yankovich

Cliff Yankovich — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:34:47 +0000

Hey Cynical – just read your posting about firing them. How do we do that? My take on the Dem vs Rep aspect is that they get us sidetracked with issues like abortion, prayer in school or whatever and in the meantime they are ALL laughing all the way to the bank.
Republicans need to remember that it was a very much Republican controlled state house and senate that voted themselves enough of a pay raise to make our Senators the second highest paid in the whole nation. For any Democrats who are gloating – the ONLY person to vote against the raise (he later changed his mind) was a Republican. The clue phone is ringing my fellow Michiganders. Party politics has to be put aside. We need to sweep out the dead wood. What is the answer? Libertarians? Green Party?? What can we do?
HA – our economy is in the toilet and our public “servants” collect wages second only to CA? That is one steaming pile of bull#$%&.

By: Cliff Yankovich

Cliff Yankovich — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:28:10 +0000

Well thank God they came up with a solution. What a revolutionary concept – bail the state out with more taxes. Great idea. Put a further burden on the people who are sticking it out in Michigan. Spank the ones who are playing nice a little bit harder. Don’t take a cut in pay yourself when you can just rachet up the taxes on the rest of us poor schlubs.
Fire them, indeed.
My wife and I have business. When times are tight, then we have to figure out how to do with less. Hmmm, now that would be a stupid way to run a state, wouldn’t it?

By: cynicalsynapse

cynicalsynapse — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:58:08 +0000

You're right on with your comments about the legislature, Cliff. For guys subject to term limits, I don't understand why they're so focused on pointless posturing instead of rolling up their sleeves and taking care of business. Since they can't even get done the one thing they should take most seriously, how about firing them? That's what my boss would do if I failed to do the work I was hired for. After salaries, per diem, benefits, and staff reductions, dumping the legislature will save $54.3 million. That sounds positive to me. Anne, thanks for your take on what the state government shutdown will mean to ordinary folk. Here's another one: all those road construction zones should be less troublesome since there won't be any work going on and that means fewer random lane closures.

By: Jon Stridiron

Jon Stridiron — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:37:29 +0000

Great stuff Anne! I love your website!

By: Cliff Yankovich

Cliff Yankovich — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:43:38 +0000

Gee, I have a real hard time being positive with this one! Why is it that our legislators are some of the highest paid in the country and yet our State’s economy is in the toilet. Worse yet, the economy was weak when they voted themselves a big raise a few years ago.
Hey ladies and gentlemen in Lansing – instead of cutting all the services, why not cut your own salaries and benefits along with those of your staff? Maybe pay more into your healthcare program? How many millions could be saved if you did that?
Hmmmm, is that an upbeat message?