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Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
I used this document as the backbone for most of my state budgetary impact assumptions:
https://www.house.mi.gov/hfa/PDF/Briefi ... y18-19.pdf
https://www.house.mi.gov/hfa/PDF/Briefi ... y18-19.pdf
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
Wow...
Excellent.
Run MW, Run.
Excellent.
Run MW, Run.
New York and Chicago were all in with respect to their sanctuary status — until they were hit with the challenge of actually providing sanctuary. In other words, typical liberal hypocrisy.
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
Thank you, sir!
Rest assured - I won't be running for office anytime soon. That said, I do intend to write my state representative, state senator, house leadership and senate leadership to share my ideas.
What I think will ultimately happen, legislatively, is this:
- House and Senate leadership will make the error of addressing road funding prior to addressing auto insurance reform.
- The Republicans will probably propose a road funding plan that consists of two parts: (i) a $0.10 - $0.15 per gallon fuel tax increase and/or an increase in vehicle registration fees, and (ii) additional funding tied to voters approving an increase in the general sales tax.
- Because households will not yet have received the benefit of auto insurance rate relief, they will be tax weary and likely vote down any ballot proposal seeking to increase the sales tax.
I know Speaker of the House, Lee Chatfield, wants all taxes collected at the pump to go toward roads. Right now, in the current 2018/2019 budget year, $356 million of general fund revenue goes toward roads.
Under the November 2015 law, I believe the mandatory number increases to $800 million by 2021. If fuel prices average $3.00 per gallon, that $800 million will be roughly equal to 80% of the general sales tax revenue collected at the pump (i.e. 80% of $1.0 billion). So, Chatfield essentially wants to increase the $356 million number to $1.0 billion, which would leave a ~$654 million hole in the general fund. I simply don't see how slashing general fund spending by $654 million is viable. I think there is where (ii) from the previous paragraph comes into play.
Rest assured - I won't be running for office anytime soon. That said, I do intend to write my state representative, state senator, house leadership and senate leadership to share my ideas.
What I think will ultimately happen, legislatively, is this:
- House and Senate leadership will make the error of addressing road funding prior to addressing auto insurance reform.
- The Republicans will probably propose a road funding plan that consists of two parts: (i) a $0.10 - $0.15 per gallon fuel tax increase and/or an increase in vehicle registration fees, and (ii) additional funding tied to voters approving an increase in the general sales tax.
- Because households will not yet have received the benefit of auto insurance rate relief, they will be tax weary and likely vote down any ballot proposal seeking to increase the sales tax.
I know Speaker of the House, Lee Chatfield, wants all taxes collected at the pump to go toward roads. Right now, in the current 2018/2019 budget year, $356 million of general fund revenue goes toward roads.
Under the November 2015 law, I believe the mandatory number increases to $800 million by 2021. If fuel prices average $3.00 per gallon, that $800 million will be roughly equal to 80% of the general sales tax revenue collected at the pump (i.e. 80% of $1.0 billion). So, Chatfield essentially wants to increase the $356 million number to $1.0 billion, which would leave a ~$654 million hole in the general fund. I simply don't see how slashing general fund spending by $654 million is viable. I think there is where (ii) from the previous paragraph comes into play.
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
Whitmer is such a piece of shit:
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2 ... ystem.html
(And for those who have short memories or are newbies to the Buzzboard - I hated Snyder, too.)
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2 ... ystem.html
(And for those who have short memories or are newbies to the Buzzboard - I hated Snyder, too.)
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
Being the minority leader of the Senate, ask yourself "What does she know that I don't know." Let's start with: She represents a wider breadth of citizens than you. So she's not a piece of shit, she is simply ensuring no one get fucked in this deal.MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 7:13 pmWhitmer is such a piece of shit:
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2 ... ystem.html
(And for those who have short memories or are newbies to the Buzzboard - I hated Snyder, too.)
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
This is possibly the dumbest comment ever posted. She is a partisan hack piece of shit. She isn't looking out for anyone.TC Talks wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 9:53 pmBeing the minority leader of the Senate, ask yourself "What does she know that I don't know." Let's start with: She represents a wider breadth of citizens than you. So she's not a piece of shit, she is simply ensuring no one get fucked in this deal.MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 7:13 pmWhitmer is such a piece of shit:
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2 ... ystem.html
(And for those who have short memories or are newbies to the Buzzboard - I hated Snyder, too.)
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
Funny how Whitmer ran and campaigned as a moderate who could work with republicans to get things done, and now that she's in office she won't even support a bill with bi-partisan support.
It is gonna be a long 6 years.
It is gonna be a long 6 years.
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
The bill was a bipartisan turd. Get both parties back to work to come up with something better. Moving on.
Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
Even more funny is that the Republicans didn't get the message that the citizens of Michigan are not happy with ineffective governing. The Republicans dominated the Senate, the House and the Governor's office and look how screwed up the state is right now. I understand that doesn't seem to bother someone like Matt, because he's a lemming that can only parrot the party line. But I ask you, where is your scrutiny to the party that accomplished nothing in all of the time they had control?
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
I think I've been quite clear that I was no fan of Snyder. Not sure how that is relevant to Whitmer governing very differently than how she campaigned.
Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
This cheap shot is the equivalent of "I know you are, but what am I?" It's pathetic and I used to think that would be beneath you. Know I'm not so sure you're that much different than a former poster who lost his shit on here years ago. You suggested that the asshole governor that we have knows more than us (specifically MW in your comment) because she represents more people. Well, Donald Trump represents 327M Americans, so are you advocating that he knows even better than the idiot in Lansing? Just today, Whitmer line item vetoed funding for the wrongfully imprisoned, presumably so there can be a future referendum to NOT compensate the wrongfully imprisoned.TC Talks wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 11:45 amEven more funny is that the Republicans didn't get the message that the citizens of Michigan are not happy with ineffective governing. The Republicans dominated the Senate, the House and the Governor's office and look how screwed up the state is right now. I understand that doesn't seem to bother someone like Matt, because he's a lemming that can only parrot the party line. But I ask you, where is your scrutiny to the party that accomplished nothing in all of the time they had control?
Voting for Trump is dumber than playing Russian Roulette with fully loaded chambers.
Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
Matt would find a way to discredit a Democrat who cured cancer. It's just his mindset.
Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
So what is it exactly that Whitmer deserves credit for?Vic Doucette wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 12:40 pmMatt would find a way to discredit a Democrat who cured cancer. It's just his mindset.
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Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
To start, I think she deserves credit for turning down that turd of a bill this week they called auto insurance reform. That can't really help anybody except MAYBE save a few bucks at the end of the year (that wasn't guaranteed in this bill, it just guaranteed coverage was removed). Good luck if anyone is ever in a serious accident requiring lifelong care.
Re: Whitmer ultimatum: No budget signature without 'real' road funding
If you don't have me blocked, please articulate my view on gay marriage and tell me which party it more aligns with.Vic Doucette wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 12:40 pmMatt would find a way to discredit a Democrat who cured cancer. It's just his mindset.
Voting for Trump is dumber than playing Russian Roulette with fully loaded chambers.