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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State of the Statist
Governor Granholm’s State of the State speech was a surprising call for expansion of government, even for our current governor. According to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the governor called for 20 expansions of state government and only one reduction in state government. Apparently our governor has yet to take Economics 101. Michigan...
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Union Shafts Workers
In reading about the striking workers from Northwest Airlines, one can’t help but feel sorry for them. Northwest is operating smoothly after replacing them, their health insurance runs out tomorrow, and they get their last paycheck on Friday. Here are GR Pundit, we’re often hard on unions, but it’s important that our readers understand...
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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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Michigan Unemployment Rises (Again)
Today we see that Michigan’s unemployment rate again increased. February’s rate is 7.5%, up from 7.1% in January. Meanwhile, the legislature and governor wrestle with a $400 million budget deficit for next year. The news just isn’t getting any better for Michigan. What is to be done to help this state? It seems we’re...
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‘SHOW ME THE JOBS’
It’s the irony of the year that the AFL-CIO stopped in Greenville to hold a “Show us the Jobs” rally this weekend. It is organizations like the AFL-CIO that advocate such job-killing measures as forced unionization and living wage laws that end up increasing unemployment. It is a pretty well-established fact in the world...
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