I did some simple digging in the latest available MI state budget online. The gas tax revenue in that budget was $800M. 1/6th of the sales tax revenue is about $820M.
My conclusion is that this proposal is a 102.5% tax increase for this specific cost in the budget!
Now, let’s consider the “stimulus” that was passed for infrastracture “shovel ready” jobs. That was for a cool Trillion dollars. Divide $1T/50 states and the result is $20B for each state. That would fund more than 20 years of this supposed need....
Where is the $800M that we currently collect going? Where did the stimulus go? I am sick and tired of government a-holes just burning my money and then asking for more!
Before anyone approves any tax increase, we should DEMAND accountability for what is already being stolen from those that earn the money!
Great post!!