LANSING—The Michigan chapter of the grassroots free market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-MI) today applauded U.S. Representative Candice Miller (10th District) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” Miller joins more than 395 legislators and candidates on the federal, state and local levels pledging to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in federal revenue.”

LANSING—The Michigan chapter of the grassroots free market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-MI) today applauded U.S. Congressman Fred Upton (6th District) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” Upton joins more than 325 legislators and candidates on the federal, state and local levels pledging to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in federal revenue.”

Republican Michelle McManus, Senate Capital Outlay Chair, and Democrats in the state legislature want to see a Capital Outlay budget passed this year. This is an effort to create jobs by increasing state government debt.

The following quote could have come from any number of D.C. Democrats promoting last year’s $787 billion “stimulus”:
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The article below is a must read. Prime example of how public sector unions are preventing reform and the only solution they want is increased taxes on Michigan workers. Union bosses operate on forced union dues. Union members are good people that are forced by state law to fund union activities. Unions have lost their way. It is time that they compete for members like every other private organization. Worker freedom is a must. Stop compulsory union dues. This is the only way to stop corrupt money hungrey union bosses.

“Detroit union wants mayor jailed”

This is the headline from the Detroit News yesterday. Another example of union bosses standing in the way of real reform. Read the story here at http://tinyurl.com/yf73ew4. Union bosses will stop at nothing to pillage the good people of this state. Union bosses pretend that unions are immune from economic downturns and will threaten & intimidate politicians into giving into their will.