Quote Originally Posted by Rocket View Post
Most of the things you mention HURT Michigan's ability to compete, not help it.

We already have plenty of education funding. The Detroit school system for instance has one of the highest funding levels of any school district in the nation, while having the single lowest scores. So more money won't help, and Democrats are notorious for their support of unions.

Environmental protection means huge taxes, high energy prices, and a difficult business climate. [The president's policies mean that natural gas for heating your home or business has already gone up from 60 cents per CCF to 93 cents, and it's expected to go much higher, perhaps 1.20 or more).

And more healthcare laws means a more expensive business climate.
What you choose to ignore is that California spends more on its schools, has tougher environmental regulations and more robust healthcare coverage, along with more employer mandates and higher minimum wages, all while having a very robust economy, and a budget surplus.

Closer to home, you ignore that Ontario has had years of growth far more robust that Michigan or Ohio in recent years, yet, has much higher gas prices, higher taxes, tougher environmental regulation and more robust healthcare.

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Perhaps, it turns out, business does well where there are highly educated workers available to employ; and those workers choose to go where quality of life is good, even if that's more expensive.