Well, I personally do not talk or type that way but our state's future generations could. Thankfully, it would appear as though not everyone in our state government is completely clueless.
After reading the first article about the proposed 1.75+ billion dollar tax cuts, I had to wonder how on earth Mr. Mike Bishop came to choose the areas to receive these massive cuts. I finally decided on two possibilities: 1. He has a giant dartboard with all of our state's programs on it and either has really good aim, or very poor aim mixed with bad luck. -OR- 2. He has no idea what the repercussions of cuts like this would be, or doesn't care.
Mr. Bishop should have a nice long chat with Al Widner, who based on his article , has the correct perspective when it comes to the importance of education. It's almost scary to me, to think that there are people supposedly running this state (into the ground)like Mr. Bishop.
I understand that our state is in need of a new budget. However, trying to take the money from important areas would do more damage than good. As it would seem, anyone with 5 minutes of time and a brain between their ears should be able to put together the idea that taking 1 billion dollars from our schools = BAD. Also, and maybe even more scary to me, is the precedent allowing a cut like this would set. "Well Mr. Republican, you are right we did take a bunch of money from them once and they survived, I'm sure they can handle it again."
I think the best idea, would be to either increase taxes such as sales tax, income tax, or to go through the entire budget with a fine toothed comb and see where all of our money is going. I think the money is there, we just need to find it. I happen to know where some is going, check it out here.
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I agree with your giant dartboard idea, seeing as it would be the only to make sense of the sheer stupidity exhibited by Bishop's choice for the funding cuts. It would additionally set a precedent for the republicans if the budget cuts worked to some degree thus making it more obvious why it is a bad idea. Raising taxes is seemingly the only way to go, however what ever happened to the 2% service tax?
Imagine a world without education. I was tailgating Saturday watching people pick up beer cans. None of mine of course. Why do people need to pick up empty beer cans. There isn't even beer in them to drink!!!! Perhaps these people went to a school that got shut down do to cuts? Without education we have "Duurrr... I r frum Mitchigen." We don't want that so bring on those taxes!
Im going with the dartboard. I could see how making cuts to certain areas of our society is neccessary in times of need, but now areas that are crucial to the future of our state. Isnt there something that is a little less important than education that we can cut a little money from. Id rather have a tax raise than an education cut any day.
The giant dartboard is exactly what I feel like Mike Bishop has been doing. Instead of eliminating proposals that won't do anyone good(which he has missed on the dartboard), he aims to ruin our "higher education," and make cuts that will just affect our society. You'd think $1.75 in budget cuts could help us somehow, but infact, it will bring us NOWHERE!!
Your idea of Mr.Bishop's dartboard is right on the money. I don't see how anyone can honestly think cutting millions of dollars from our states educational system is a good idea. You were right again when you said anyone with 5 minutes of thought and a brain between their ears could tell you that its not the right move.
"I think the money is there, we just need to find it."
So if you think the money is there, why would a tax hike be necessary? And exactly how much money do you think that is? enough?
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