Michigan lottery, gambling and cigs taxes plummet, Gov. Granholm says decline is "breathtaking".

mlive.com ^ | March 11. 2009 | Peter Luke

[azishot]

Thanks for the ping!

[PGalt]

Thanks for the ping, grellis. Breathy Grantheft. Where did this jackass /rhetorical come from?

[GOPsterinMA]

Smoking kills you and is expensive.
You’re odds of winning the lottery are what, the same as the Titanic finally docking in NY?
Eating out costs too much. Cook at home, eat leftovers.
Why buy new clothes? Use what you have or shop at thrift stores.

So, the system is so f*c**d up that when people cut back, even in the small ways, the pols scream.

[GOPsterinMA]

Wow! Can you go to another state that’s cheaper or order online?

[grellis]

Oh, that's intelligent, that is, calling all Michigan voters dumb--as if 100% of every vote goes to electing dems.

What I find truly amusing is that you're Canadian...like our train wreck of a Governor. In using your methodology, I can safely assume that all Canadians, such as yourself, are abortion loving economic Marxist morons, with excessive moles.

You know, painting with insultingly broad brush strokes is kind of fun isn't it?

[DogBarkTree]

I’ll be ordering and cutting back.

[CSM]

“but it is far worse than that...clinical progression is idiot, imbecile, moron...”

Actually, she is evil. Her tax breaks for the movie industry policy has led to a little boom in movie making in Michigan. This proves that she knows exactly what policies lead to a booming industry and she chose to implement that policy for an industry that she favors. Picking and chosing the industries she wants to allow to thrive, is just pure evil.

[CSM]

The prices have already increased for the end consumer. The manufacturers had to start collecting the taxes early so that they could pay them starting april 1.

Just an fyi.

[softwarecreator]

What I find truly amusing is that you're Canadian...

Actually, I live in Oakland County in Michigan.

I take your point, though.  I was just peaved off when I wrote that.  Most of MI is a great place with good people.  It's unfortunate that a large number of persons in places like Flint, Detroit, Highland Park, Pontiac, etc that make it look worse than it really is.

I'd still move out in a second, if I could, but mostly because of the weather.

[grellis]

No, you misunderstand me. The Marxist Canuck to which I was referring is the other freeper I pinged. I had overlooked his snide comment to begin with, but your reply to him brought my attention to the insult.

My including you in the response was just a courtesy ping.

I spent more than the first half of my life in Oakland County, and still play around in the Paint Creek every chance I get.

[softwarecreator]

Okay. Thanks and glad to see there's quite a few Michigan people on FR. Maybe there is hope for this state after all. Well, after hockey, that is!

Go Wings!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Are they the dumbest? That would be an interesting poll - MI, MA, IL, or CA.

Add Oregon. I have lived in MI, IL and CA. Been here for a couple years and there are some of the most ignorant people I have ever met.

[tflabo]

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. -- Winston Churchill

[Netizen]

Tobacco revenues being down does not indicate less people are smoking. Many may have cut down but they are still smoking.

And some of us have actually quit. I quit 5 years ago when she started taxing it to high heaven.

[patton]

I didn’t - I moved out of the state (in 2000).

[dforest]

I thought the simulus was to create jobs, not to balance a states overspending and irresponsible management of affairs.