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Kudos to Stephen Henderson for continuing the fight against ending Michigan's EITC.  As he points out, it averages only $83 a family--money that is earned by having a job, and money that is spent, further helping Michigan's economy.  Exactly where are Michigan's Democrats on this one (I'd say with Mark Brewer's leadership it's hardly surprising--perhaps he can manage to piss off one of the few constituencies still in our camp so we can suffer even worse electoral defeats next time around)?  Isn't this our constituency?  God knows republicans will never get off their fat, wealthy asses to help the less financially fortunate.  As Mr. Henderson notes, not having anyone right now advocating for Michigan's poor is indeed a moral shortcoming and does not bode well for our future.

Hisses to Wonk for another in a long line of pointless columns concerning the future of Michigan.  He points out the census numbers from 2010 (surprise--they're bad) and says we can't continue on the current path we are on lest the numbers from 2020 be even worse.  He offers nothing in the way of solutions, and frankly, is blind to the obvious:  the ship for the future of the state of Michigan has already sailed.  Gov. Snyder and the republican majorities have already decided to invest in corporations and the wealthy and not in the citizens of Michigan--those census numbers will continue to decline and the only question is whether we'll be somewhat relevant like Minnesota or completely irrelevant like the Dakotas.

Peace,
emaycee