2007 House Bill 4356 (Appropriations: 2007-2008 Military Affairs budget )

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Introduced by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D) on February 28, 2007, the executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-2008 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $127.8 million in gross spending, compared to $122.9 million, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $40.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $40.6 million. Note: Gov. Jenifer Granholm’s executive budget recommendations are premised on the legislature adopting a 2 percent tax on services which along with other tax increases and a proposed reduction in business taxes represents a net tax hike of approximately $1 billion .
- Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 28, 2007.

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1) Reality Check [by Mike Hignite on August 27, 2007]
... is going to bounce.

Michigan and its citizens are in an economic downturn. We cannot make it with a "business as usual" approach.

You need to immediately do these things:

1. Drastically cut state spending at all levels and all programs.
2. Stop borrowing money.
3. Decrease taxes.

These are always good ideas. In the past, when Michigan was booming, we could get away with wasteful spending and higher taxes and not be too harmed by it. Now we are in a downturn and we absolutely cannot bear the economic drag any longer.

Cut spending, stop borrowing, and cut taxes. It's the only way out. The sooner we start, the sooner we can get out of the economic doldrums.
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2) 2007 House Bill 4356 (Appropriations: 2007-2008 Military Affairs budget ) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the House on February 28, 2007

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