Michigan State Government Shutting Down

Originally Posted by DarkMageOzzie

I knew my state had the largest unemployment rate in the country, but this is ridiculess. I didn't even hear any warnings about this and I turn on the news yesterday and BAM! State is bankrupt!

Please. We've known we were bankrupt every since Engler slashed taxes and drained the rainy day fund just before leaving. You didn't notice that we've had to make extreme cuts to pass budgets for the last 6 years? Even this has been debated for an entire month now. For you to not notice, you must have no less than had your head up your ass.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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but education has been cut every year of her administration.

Which would be WHY she won't accept further cuts in this budget - it's too low already

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Matt: When Granholm took over, the state was bankrupt and GM was already failing. That Granholm held off this disaster until now is something most politicians could never manage. Engler privatized all of the state's most profitable divisions - like the manufacturing of the anthrax vaccine - required contractors be used for lots of things that were done cheaper in-house before - like designing bridges - sliced the taxes to absolutely unmaintainable levels, and all around destroyed the state. There is no rhetoric, only historical record.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.