The situation in Michigan is exactly analogous to NYC going broke in 1975-76... liberals, who are illiterate in economics, simply do not understand that a government job can create wealth.
As in NYC, the unions (including the govt unions) have walked off with most of the state’s budget, including entitlements, early retirement, and many other perks.
And the dirty little secret is that the productive sector of the populace — those who have to pay for these extortionist taxes — are simply disappearing.
Yes, I hired all 7 of them.