Film tax credits won’t make you a movie state
I like Oliver Stone’s movies, but do I like them so much I’d offer the famed director of “Platoon,” “Natural Born Killers” and “Any Given Sunday” $10 million from the public treasury?
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I like Oliver Stone’s movies, but do I like them so much I’d offer the famed director of “Platoon,” “Natural Born Killers” and “Any Given Sunday” $10 million from the public treasury?
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder had already raised the ire of residents in multiple cities, namely Detroit, when he empowered state administrators to take over city finances.
What city with no money can afford to give it away?
“You take a look at the weak economy, the overregulation….what we are seeing here is big government in practice,” said Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republican nominee for vice president in 2012. Such complaints about an overbearing government are abstractions and are difficult to debate and discuss – unlike real instances where clearly the rules on persons and businesses are burdensome.
Economists divide income distribution into quintiles. This sterile terminology doesn’t capture the romanticism of “rags to riches,” but the American dream is about people who want to move into a quintile above the one they were born into.
It’s already been written that the city of Ypsilanti will not declare bankruptcy, at least not in the foreseeable future. Yet, there are lessons that Ypsilanti could learn from other cities that have been bankrupted.
From casual observance our roads appear to be worse than ever. Which is why I am (and you should be) utterly perplexed as to why our state Legislature intends to waste money to cut taxes rather than fix our roads.
Detroit should cut taxes.
“Colorado Expects to Reap Tax Bonanza From Legal Marijuana Sales” was a headline which appeared in the New York Times over Winter break.
On Feb. 14th, in room 421 of Pray-Harrold, students from the University of Applied Sciences, Kehl, Germany presented their research on local economic development.
In his budget proposal sent to the state Legislature, Gov. Rick Snyder, Republican of the Great Lakes State, requested funds for a 6.1 percent hike in aid to universities. In Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, asked for $34 million so that he could waive the cost of tuition for community college.
Every two years, Harvard University’s Institute of Politics plays host to the lucky few who either toppled an incumbent or claimed an open seat and were elected to Congress. Over the course of four days, newly elected members of the House of Representatives and Senate are instructed on the ins and outs of the two legislative bodies. They’re told about relations with the executive branch, and also offered sessions with scholars in a multitude of fields like economics and international relations.
Earlier this month Eastern Michigan University, hosted many events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of those events was a forum titled “Where Do We Go From Here? Building a Stronger Community in Ypsilanti.” The forum was moderated by Reginald Barnes, director of Diversity and Community Involvement.
Good news, finally.
Since the Great Recession, the blame for current misfortunes has been shifted from those who caused it to those who now suffer from it.
“Sustainability means being able to balance the budget, providing basic services for public safety, transportation, and business development, and encouraging development of the local resources that are special to the community,” said Paul Schreiber, mayor of Ypsilanti. “In Ypsilanti’s case, this is historic architecture, Eastern Michigan University and the proximity to Ann Arbor.”
Politicians in the states of Missouri, South Carolina, Alabama and others have started their courtship of Boeing. The company recently threatened to move production of the 777X aircraft out of the state of Washington after deals with labor unions failed. This came after entreaties from Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, and the promise of $8.7 billion in tax subsidies enacted by the state Legislature.
On Dec. 8, Gov. Rick Snyder, Republican of the Great Lakes State, penned an opinion piece for the Detroit Free Press in which he outlined his administration’s involvement in the city of Detroit. The piece was also a rejoinder to an editorial by the Detroit Free Press which called into question his leadership and commitment to the city.
“This is Jack Kemp’s enterprise zones on steroids,” said Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, in his speech before the Detroit Economic Club.
Mayor Paul Schreiber of Ypsilanti has said the city needs to make the transition from a locale that relied on manufacturers to a college town. Many times over I have raised the question of whether or not the city has the money to make the transition. The debt from a real estate purchase that went badly has left the city unable to pay for capital improvements and public services like parks and recreation have been cut. But another important question is what it means to be a college town.