As you may have read on Eclectablog a few days ago, Joseph Harris, the Emergency Financial Manager installed by the Governor’s office to oversee the dismantling/privatization of Benton Harbor, recently put the City’s small, in-house radio station up for sale on Ebay. Well, Rachel Maddow just picked up on the story. Here’s her report. Visit […]
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Michigan continues to dismantle valuable community infrastructure, shift tax burden to working class, in order to pay for tax breaks for business owners
Posted in Media, Michigan, Politics Also tagged Benton Harbor, community assets, Earned Income Tax Credit, Ebay, Eclectablog, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, Homestead Property Tax Credit, Michigan Business Tax, pensions, privatization, Rick Snyder, shifting the tax burden to the working class, tax policy, Tax Time Bomb, taxing the poor, threats to Democracy, WBHC 29 Comments
Could the takeover of Benton Harbor have been motivated by a real estate deal?
I know it’s kind of old news at this point, but, a few days ago, Rachel Maddow touched on the recent state-sanctioned takeover of Benton Harbor, and the beachfront land grab that might be behind it. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy For more on how the recent actions […]