http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:57:11 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/22/155154.php#comment-713393 I'd be interested in what you find out about your increase so please keep us in the loop. That law sounds too ridiculous to be true. 713393@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:57:11 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/22/155154.php#comment-713088 Yup, the unions are killing us! That, and the fact that a lot of people in Michigan derive their income from taxes, including those on the public dole, retired state workers and current state employees. Add to that the fact that we have too much government. There's more bureaucracy here than in California, a state that's three times out size. I obviously made the wrong career choice twenty years ago. 713088@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:38:14 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/22/155154.php#comment-713072 Excellent article and I'm sorry that your business is having it rough. Michigan is the most labor union friendly state in the union, and also the highest taxed. Least business friendly, and has a history now of having a rough economy even when the rest of the country propsers. All you Obamaranians better wise up, because the same liberal government programs and tax increases being touted by both dem candidates will make the situation in Michigan look normal to the rest of the country. 713072@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:36:43 EDT