I have not updated my blog for several weeks. Primarily due to a lack of time, but mainly due to such a pleasant summer. However, today I was made aware of (yet) another tax being levied on the population of Michigan, in which there will be an increase in taxes on the boating majority. As a large supporter of the boating industry, I sent the following letter to the Governor's office. I doubt I will ever hear anything back, but who knows.
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Dear Governor / Gov. Aid,
Please identify a new plan to REDUCE wasteful spending and misallocation of funds by creating a budgetary audit program in which several 3rd party (Private Sector Entity) auditors would compete to provide a comprehensive audit of wasteful spending. The project should be limited to the Top50 accounting firms nationwide, and all reports and findings should be made public. This would remove the public opinion that these increases in taxation are solely caused by a failure of state government to adequately reduce the scope of services it offers the population during times of economic failures.
Failure to implement such measures will result in wasteful spending which will naturally be passed onto the tax paying population.
My wife and I are both debating leaving the state as a result of the direction that the legislature is taking Michigan.
If it was possible I would deem both the state senate and congress as failures, as many of your constituents, including myself, have no confidence in their ability to effectively reduce spending.
Michigan will never be a competitive force in the US, let alone the global economy, if the only recourse for failed economic policy is raising taxes and reducing spending on education, the most important long-term investment for any society.
I thank you for your time if you chose to read this communication.
Nicolas Brunner
Tel: xxx.xxx.xxxx
