Comments on: MEDC to begin background checks for companies seeking tax breaks http://michiganmessenger.com/35951/medc-to-begin-background-checks-for-companies-seeking-tax-breaks The Michigan Messenger is a local news site covering politics and policy throughout Michigan. Its team delivers original reporting daily. The Michigan Messenger is published by the nonpartisan and nonprofit group American Independent News Network. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: jdwalshjr http://michiganmessenger.com/35951/medc-to-begin-background-checks-for-companies-seeking-tax-breaks/comment-page-1#comment-17587 jdwalshjr Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:12:47 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=35951#comment-17587 A related question is why do we need to provide tax incentives in the first place. The answer is because our business climate is so uncompetitive that we need "incentives" to compensate for our high costs of doing business. According to <a href="http://www.michiganturnaroundplan.com" rel="nofollow">www.michiganturnaroundplan.com</a>, our costs are 4 percent higher than the average state. That 4-percent penalty is discouraging job growth. Employers don't want to hire in Michigan because they can't afford it.<br><br>We should consider taking bold action to improve the job climate immediately. As the recent job figures show, our economy isn't really improving. Check out the website mentioned above. Contact your legislator and tell him/her to take immediate action to reduce the Michigan Business Tax and repeal the personal property tax. Our situation will be improved dramatically. <br><br>Furthermore, by adopting the Turnaround Plan and expanding the sales tax to some services, we might have the funds to invest in education and roads, which is absolutely essential to attracting employers. A related question is why do we need to provide tax incentives in the first place. The answer is because our business climate is so uncompetitive that we need “incentives” to compensate for our high costs of doing business. According to http://www.michiganturnaroundplan.com, our costs are 4 percent higher than the average state. That 4-percent penalty is discouraging job growth. Employers don't want to hire in Michigan because they can't afford it.

We should consider taking bold action to improve the job climate immediately. As the recent job figures show, our economy isn't really improving. Check out the website mentioned above. Contact your legislator and tell him/her to take immediate action to reduce the Michigan Business Tax and repeal the personal property tax. Our situation will be improved dramatically.

Furthermore, by adopting the Turnaround Plan and expanding the sales tax to some services, we might have the funds to invest in education and roads, which is absolutely essential to attracting employers.

]]> By: jdwalshjr http://michiganmessenger.com/35951/medc-to-begin-background-checks-for-companies-seeking-tax-breaks/comment-page-1#comment-16476 jdwalshjr Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:12:47 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=35951#comment-16476 A related question is why do we need to provide tax incentives in the first place. The answer is because our business climate is so uncompetitive that we need "incentives" to compensate for our high costs of doing business. According to <a href="http://www.michiganturnaroundplan.com" rel="nofollow">www.michiganturnaroundplan.com</a>, our costs are 4 percent higher than the average state. That 4-percent penalty is discouraging job growth. Employers don't want to hire in Michigan because they can't afford it.<br><br>We should consider taking bold action to improve the job climate immediately. As the recent job figures show, our economy isn't really improving. Check out the website mentioned above. Contact your legislator and tell him/her to take immediate action to reduce the Michigan Business Tax and repeal the personal property tax. Our situation will be improved dramatically. <br><br>Furthermore, by adopting the Turnaround Plan and expanding the sales tax to some services, we might have the funds to invest in education and roads, which is absolutely essential to attracting employers. A related question is why do we need to provide tax incentives in the first place. The answer is because our business climate is so uncompetitive that we need “incentives” to compensate for our high costs of doing business. According to http://www.michiganturnaroundplan.com, our costs are 4 percent higher than the average state. That 4-percent penalty is discouraging job growth. Employers don't want to hire in Michigan because they can't afford it.

We should consider taking bold action to improve the job climate immediately. As the recent job figures show, our economy isn't really improving. Check out the website mentioned above. Contact your legislator and tell him/her to take immediate action to reduce the Michigan Business Tax and repeal the personal property tax. Our situation will be improved dramatically.

Furthermore, by adopting the Turnaround Plan and expanding the sales tax to some services, we might have the funds to invest in education and roads, which is absolutely essential to attracting employers.

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