-sarcasm alert-
Michigan needs to grow it's public transportation so that we can be as successful as other states like Massachusetts with it's Big Dig. It's every citizen's God given right to have a light rail stop from in front of his house to his job, movie theater, grocery store and crack dealer.
I don't think a temporary tax for 25 years is unreasonable for this great benefit. Once we make all non-public transportation illegal and outlaw cars, the world will finally be free and safe for our children (sob).
Yes, it's true that this tax will reduce the number of new jobs in Michigan, but some of those jobs might not have been the kind of work approved by our governor and legislators, and anyway, there's always welfare.
-sarcasm off-