Do you have a source for this? I've had to put up with colleagues throwing Tax Foundation reports at me saying Michigan has the 22d highest tax burden. My impression is that taxes (including fees) are higher than any place I have lived except Mass. The regulatory burden is also far higher than any place except Mass. There's lots of bureaucrats, lots of hoops, but very little service. Now I just need proof.
2 years ago I ordered the 900 page budget of the state of michigan.....400 million for child care alone (including head start, welfare recipients can send their children, but us poor working folk cannot send theirs)....you can order it from the michigan state website.... it opened my eyes to the vast amount of waste in our budget...I found close to 80 million in just plain waste....29 million for the state fair....2 million for a union ombudsman....and on and on..