Lawmakers want a tax cut. The governor wants billions more for schools, roads and water safety. Are we taxed too little or too much? We explain what it all means to you – in 11 bite-sized reports.
Ted Roelofs
Ted Roelofs of Kentwood, has written extensively on healthcare as well as prison and juvenile justice reform. Roelofs spent nearly three decades at the Grand Rapids Press where he covered politics, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rural poverty and mental illness among the homeless. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Reach Ted at ted.roelofs@gmail.com
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Compared with other states, Michigan's tax burden is low – and getting lower
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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State government gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools and general government
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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The definition of "Anti-tax conservative" has changed
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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If Michigan's tax burden is so low, why do taxes seem so high to YOU?
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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Why do legislators want to cut the state income tax?
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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What's in YOUR wallet? What you might get out of an income tax cut
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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Snyder is a Republican. Why do his experts want to spend more, not less?
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]
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How could Michigan cut income taxes AND spend more on education and infrastructure?
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know Comparatively, Michigan’s tax burden is low – and getting lower. Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher. Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov’t. The definition of “Anti-tax conservative” has changed Why might taxes seem high to YOU? The motivation for a state income […]