Today Volkswagen announced that they will not be building a new car factory in Michigan. They opted to Tennessee instead. According to the article: Chattanooga won the site because of incentives and tax breaks offered by Tennessee and better infrastructure, the person said. Alabama was a close second while Michigan had been out of...
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The stunning inability of Michigan’s politicians to talk about the 8,000 ton elephant in the room continues to amaze us here at GR Pundit. Michigan’s economy is suffering a “single-state” recession for one primary reason – the United Auto Workers union. Why? Michigan’s economy is/was so heavily dependent on the domestic auto industry that...
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Fork in the Road for Unions
The Detroit News had a good selection of articles yesterday on the crisis faced by unions in today’s America. The current Northwest Airlines strike is highlighting the fact that the ability of unions to flex muscle and take on “big business” is severely weakened. Northwest trained replacement mechanics for 18 months prior to last...
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Michigan’s Economy Ranks Dead Last
A recent report issued jointly by the National Governor’s Association and the National Conference of State Legislatures (hardly partisan hack groups) this month said that Michigan’s economy ranks dead last in the nation. Some highlights are: Personal income grew in Michigan by 3.29 percent between March 2003 and March 2004, placing Michigan second to...
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