Mark Maynard | graduated income tax

The Ypsilanti Income Tax cyber debate… starts now!

By Mark | April 8, 2012

As I mentioned earlier, I think there are persuasive arguments both for and against the passing of a personal income tax in Ypsilanti. On the pro side, I like the fact that it would allow us to maintain an acceptable level city services, while delaying our slide into receivorship under the rule of an unelected [...]

Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amy Morgan, Curt Waugh, Eastern Michigan University, Emergency Financial Manager, EMU, Glen S, Headlee, Headlee Override, local income tax, Margaret Wheatley, revenue sharing, Rutherford Pool, Save Ypsilanti Yes, SCIT, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax | 225 Comments

Move to Amend chapter to open in Ypsi/Arbor, challenge concept of corporate personhood

By Mark | August 3, 2011

Some local folks are starting an Ypsi/Arbor chapter of a national organization dedicated to the elimination of so-called “corporate personhood.” Their names are Reagan M. Sova and Joel Skene, and I thought that I’d take the opportunity to ask them some questions. Following is our brief, but dense conversation. MARK: So, I hear that you’re [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Economics, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 14th amendment, abuse of power, Adam Smith, are corporations people, Article V, Brown v. Board of Education, Buckley v. Valeo, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Constitutional amendments, constitutionalists, corporate fascism, corporate personhood, corporate speech, corporate takeover of politics, corporations, corporations are not people, Fire Rick Snyder, First Amendment, fourteenth amendment, Fourth Amendment, Free Speech, Frenchie's, Glenn Greenwald, grassroots organizations, Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court 1865-1903, J.C. Bancroft Davis, Jean Baudrillard, Joel Skene, Julian Assange, Laurence Goldstone, legal precedent, masters of mankind, Michele Bachmann, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Nancy Reagan, National Lawyers Guild, New York Railway, Noam Chomsky, organic institutions, Reagan M. Sova, Reagan Sova, recall, reconstruction, Rick Snyder, Ronald Reagan, Santa Clara Blues: Corporate Personhood and Democracy, Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, Sheila Tate, slavery, Supreme Court, the rule of law, threats to Democracy, William Meyer | 26 Comments

So, what exactly happens if the people of Michigan vote to recall our Governor?

By Mark | July 11, 2011

This weekend, I posted something here on the site about the ongoing effort to recall Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. In the ensuing conversation, someone asked what exactly would happen, assuming everything went as planned, 800,000 signatures were collected, and then a majority of Michigan voters agreed to recall the Governor when the question was put [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Brian Calley, cmadler, Fire Rick Snyder, Lieutenant Governor, Megan Turf, Michigan Election Commission, recall, succession | 15 Comments

Snyder stops party from punishing public universities offering benefits to domestic partners

By Mark | May 22, 2011

As you’ve all no doubt heard by now, the State of Michigan ended up taking in quite a bit more in tax revenue this year than was previously estimated. As a result, the State is expected to carry a surplus of $429 million into the fiscal 2012 budget year. And, now it looks as though [...]

Posted in Michigan, Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, budget cuts, domestic partner benefits, gay demonization, higher education, homophobic, Jeff Irwin, Mike Cox, Pete Hoekstra, Rick Snyder, Sean Morrison, stem cell research, those anti-science Republicans | 81 Comments

What Does Gov. Snyder’s Budget Mean to You?

By Mark | March 22, 2011

I spent this evening at a panel discussion at Washtenaw Community College hosted by Michigan State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor). The event was called, “What Does Governor Snyder’s Budget Mean to You?”, and joining the Senator were Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schrieber, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Public Schools Dedrick Martin, Eastern Michigan University Professor and Chair [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, Audrey Dowell, collective bargaining, Dedrick Martin, Deficit Elimination Plan, Earned Income Tax Credit, Emergency Financial Manager, Headlee, homeless, Homestead Property Tax Credit, Howard Bunsis, local income tax, metropolitan authorities, Michigan Business Tax, Michigan League for Human Services, Paul Schreiber, progressive taxation, public employee unions, Rebekah Warren, regressive taxation, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, tax the rich, taxation, taxing the poor, threats to the middle class, union busting, Washtenaw County, What Does Gov. Snyder’s Budget Mean to You?, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 39 Comments

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Move to Amend chapter to open in Ypsi/Arbor, challenge concept of corporate personhood

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