2007 House Bill 5105 (Repeal Detroit income tax reduction law ) (House Roll Call 403)
Substitute offered by Rep. Edward Gaffney (R) on September 25, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that repeals the requirement that Detroit must lower its city income tax, and allows the city to impose a 3 percent rax on residents, and 1.5 percent on nonresidents who work there. The substitute passed in the House (70 to 39) on September 25, 2007. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 70 in favor, 39 opposed, and 1 not voting
(House Roll Call 403 at House Journal 96)
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The following legislators supported the substitute:
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The following legislators did not vote on the substitute:
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1) Excellent Idea [by Anonymous Citizen on March 14, 2008]make it 25% and then we can start over after the dust has settled.
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Just because I get a job in your city limits doesn't mean you should have any right to any money I make. You're just going to throw it away on the endless roadwork that makes the roads unusable.
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an income tax in the first place?
is this CONSTITUTIONAL?
is this LEGAL?
why don't ALL michigan cities impose an income tax? probably because detroit got a VARIANCE FROM THE LAW THAT PREVENTS OTHER CITIES FROM IMPOSING AN ILLEGAL INCOME TAX.
why does our state legislature bend over backwards to allow government entities to take the taxpayer's money?
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