Tied for “Most Unpopular Governor in the United States”, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, along with the State’s Legislature, proved who they really represent; Corporate America.
For 2011 Synder has signed into law, bills passed by Michigan’s lawmakers, which favor corporations and attack unemployed people!
Those laws cut unemployment assistance from a maximum of 26 weeks down to 20 weeks. Some unemployed people will get only a maximum of 10 weeks of assistance!!!
At the same time corporations operating in Michigan now get at least $1.7 billion in new tax breaks!!! That about $30 in new corporate tax breaks for every one dollar cut from Michigan’s social services.
If you think about it, how is cutting corporate taxes by far more than what you cut from government programs gonna help the state government’s budget problems?