Author Archives: chadphillips

Snyder’s Economic Policies are Working. Billionaires’ Income up 22%

Posted on March 7, 2014 by chadphillips

ShareHas your income risen 22% in the past year?  Or has it risen less than 2% like the average Michigander?  If you are in the latter category, have you considered being a billionaire?  According to Forbes’ 28th Annual World’s Billionaire List, Michigan’s 11 … Continue reading →

Posted in DeVos Family, Richard Snyder, Taxes | 5 Comments

State Rep Says Employees Can Raise the Minimum Wage By Working Harder and Faster

Posted on February 14, 2014 by chadphillips

ShareState Representative Phil Potvin is known for saying dumb things.  So it is no surprise that his answer to 7&4 News reporter Nathan Edward’s questions on raising the minimum wage left a lot to be desired.  Edwards asked Potvin how much the cost … Continue reading →

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Four Ways Meijer is Morphing into Walmart (Including Donating to Privatize Your School)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by chadphillips

ShareThere are a lot of reasons to choose Meijer over WalMart.  Meijer is based in Michigan rather than Arkansas.  Meijer is still a private business, 13th largest in the U.S according to Forbes, instead of a heartless corporation.  Some of Meijer’s workers are organized … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Great Lakes Education Project | 10 Comments

Governor Snyder Deceived You On School Funding. Here is How.

Posted on January 19, 2014 by chadphillips

ShareGovernor Snyder used fuzzy math when he proclaimed he increased school funding $660 in Michigan during his recent state of the state address.  A quick look at the Senate Fiscal Agency Report shows you that per pupil school funding is actually $120 less … Continue reading →

Posted in Richard Snyder, Schools | 62 Comments

Kid Rock Speaks Out in Favor of Governmental Regulation, One of Two Reasons I’m a New Fan

Posted on January 15, 2014 by chadphillips

ShareKid Rock just wrote an Op-ed in the Detroit Free Press in which he urges state legislators not to eliminate Michigan’s ticket scalping law via House Bill 5108.  The current law prevents scalpers from selling tickets above the face value.  Without the law, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business | 8 Comments

Governor Snyder Setting up Engler Style Tax Bomb

Posted on January 6, 2014 by chadphillips

ShareJohn Engler, former Michigan Governor and current Washington lobbyist, includes among his successes cutting taxes 32 times “saving taxpayers nearly $32 billion.” At least six of those cuts lowered the Single Business Tax rate, a tax Governor Snyder eliminated all together.  Engler was able … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Richard Snyder, Taxes | 3 Comments

2014 Top 5 Threats to our Democracy- You Will Never Guess Who is #1

Posted on January 1, 2014 by chadphillips

Share2014 Ranking (2013 Ranking) #1 (Not Ranked) Out of Touch Progressives-  Progressives generally are less interested in being part of a large bureaucracy like a political party, a corporation, or a megachurch. Maybe because bureaucracies promote a top down flow … Continue reading →

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More Money in Politics as opposed to in Your Paycheck (Graphic)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by chadphillips

Share Sources: Enrolled Senate Bill 661 House Fiscal Agency Analysis of Senate Bill 661 The State News minimum wage article Bureau of Labor Statistics minimum wage report Detroit News editorial in the Denver Post on the minimum wage Economic Policy … Continue reading →

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Northern Michigan is No Woman’s Land

Posted on December 10, 2013 by chadphillips

ShareIt’s tough being a progressive in Northern Michigan.  Republicans hold every Senate seat and all but two House seats.  As bad as it is to be a progressive, it is even worse to be a woman.  If you draw a … Continue reading →

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From the Last Year of Granholm to the Third Year of Snyder, We’re Still Ranked the 47th Best State for Buisiness.

Posted on September 26, 2013 by chadphillips

ShareFor the fourth year in a row, Forbes has ranked Michigan as the 47th “Best State for Business.” Last year’s list was posted less than 24 hours after the right-to-work law was passed in Michigan.  Snyder, who was clearly disappointed … Continue reading →

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