Why is it that we allow the Republicans to refer to themselves as the anti-tax party, when they keep demonstrating that they clearly aren’t? Sure, they’re all for the cutting of business taxes, inheritance taxes, and other taxes that would threaten to decrease the wealth of their party’s high-net-worth donors, but, invariably, those shifts in […]
Tag Archives: local income tax
How do you convey to people the seriousness of what’s happening to Michigan’s working class?
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ideas, Politics, Special Projects, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-university, class warfare, crazy ideas that just might work, Earned Income Tax Credit, EITC, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager Act, higher education, income disparity, income tax, Kickstarter, Michael Stampfler, Michigan, Michigan Republicans, progressive taxation, public education, revolution, tax credits, tax policy, tax the rich, we need a revolution 61 Comments
The Ypsilanti Income Tax cyber debate… starts now!
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, graduated income tax, Headlee, Headlee Override, Margaret Wheatley, revenue sharing, Rutherford Pool, Save Ypsilanti Yes, SCIT, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax 225 Comments
It looks like my site is being blocked by Wireless Ypsi… I wonder why…
I’m trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I just got word from a friend that, as of this evening, our local free wireless network, Wireless Ypsi, is blocking this site. My hope is that it’s an oversight on the part of Steve Pierce and Brian Robb, the men who run the […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Politics, Ypsilanti Also tagged Brian Robb, censorship, MarkMaynard.com, Save Ypsilanti Yes, SCIT, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street debt reduction millage, Wireless Ypsi 87 Comments