Originally Posted by
jackie5275
This proposal was written by a guy who works for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. As many know, this group is pro-business, pro-Republican, and conservative. So consider the source when deciding how to vote.
Additionally, the establishment of another "Authority" is troublesome & problematic. Authorities are run by appointed people, not by people who are voted in. Plus, there are no details on what the "Authority" will or won't be doing or what their powers will or won't be. Heck, the Authority isn't even mentioned in the ads supporting it. There's over $1 billion generated by the personal property tax. I don't think there will be enough use tax generated to cover this if the proposal passes. Besides, even if it does pass & business get the benefit of the tax cut, we've already seen that no extra jobs will be created & no savings will get passed onto consumers.