Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on August 8, 2007, to repeal a law that requires Detroit to gradually reduce its city income tax to 2.0 percent for residents and 1.0 percent for non-residents who work in the city. The law lets Detroit postpone annual one-tenth of a percent reductions if certain conditions apply, which has been the case since 2004, but will not apply this year. Under the bill Detroit may levy an income tax allowed of 3 percent rax on residents, and 1.5 percent on nonresidents who work there

The vote was 73 in favor, 35 opposed and 2 not voting

(House Roll Call 448 at House Journal 104)

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They said they would reduce taxes. They lied. End of story. Will people ever wake up?

They should raise the tax to 5% and they just kill the city of Detroit completely.

...and this is news why?

Are we going to allow this special consideration to all of the other Michigan cities that impose an income tax? What makes the City of Detroit the special case? Why do we keep rewarding failed policies with special considerations? Maybe the Mayor should spend less time in barber shops!

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?

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.

make it 25% and then we can start over after the dust has settled.