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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Welfare, Medicaid and Social Services</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/14.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 (Debug Build: 30417.1769)</generator><item><title>Wake up call.</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240057.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:55:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:240057</guid><dc:creator>edgineer</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240057.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&amp;PostID=240057</wfw:commentRss><description>Smell the coffee? This drive towards a socialist state is getting on peoples nerves.</description></item><item><title>Don't stop there</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240056.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:02:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:240056</guid><dc:creator>Mike Hignite</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240056.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&amp;PostID=240056</wfw:commentRss><description>How about increasing it .5% for Leaking Underground Storage Tanks fund replacement for the money you took out of there to patch up the budget?

How about .02% increase for the governor's special bribes/payoffs to husband, contributors and Toyota for no-bid gifts to Toyota, State Police Headquarters, etc?

How about a .1% increase to help fund other give away programs to various special interests?</description></item><item><title>The flood gates are open.</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240055.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:59:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:240055</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous Citizen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240055.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&amp;PostID=240055</wfw:commentRss><description>Thank you sir, may I have another.</description></item><item><title>Turn out the lights</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240054.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:29:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:240054</guid><dc:creator>jercommm</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240054.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&amp;PostID=240054</wfw:commentRss><description>You people are unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!

WILL THE LAST PERSON IN MICHIGAN PLEASE TURN OUT THE LIGHTS?</description></item><item><title>Just Do It</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240053.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:13:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:240053</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous Citizen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/240053.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&amp;PostID=240053</wfw:commentRss><description>You don't need to steal more of OUR MONEY to do this. My company did it. Lots of places do it. Quit ripping us off. I can't wait to start signing recall petitions.</description></item><item><title>2007 House Bill 5271 (Raise income tax and transition to 401K for school employees )</title><link>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/233436.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85480579-cbb1-4596-8e66-ca77d6981342:233436</guid><dc:creator>admin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/thread/233436.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.michiganvotes.org/forum/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&amp;PostID=233436</wfw:commentRss><description>Introduced in the House on September 28, 2007&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-HB-5271'&gt;Click here to view bill details.&lt;/a&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>