THE JUKE BOX

Posted by Juke Van Oss on

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE JOB GOVERNOR GRANDHOLM HAS DONE DURING HER TENURE OF OFFICE?

I RATE HER A "C," FOR OVERALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.  I WAS ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTED IN HER PATRIOTISM, WHEN SHE GAVE UP ON THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY IN MICHIGAN, AND WENT TO JAPAN TO COURT JAPANESE INDUSTRIES TO COME TO MICHIGAN.  SHE SEEMED TO FEEL THAT SEVERAL SMALL DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES COULD MAKE UP FOR THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS LOST DUE TO AMERICA'S FASCINATION WITH FOREIGN CARS.  THE BIG THREE ARE PROVING HER WRONG AND FEW JOBS WERE CREATED BY HER TRIPS.  WHEN THE JOBS LEFT, THE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE WAS GREATLY REDUCED AND TAXES WILL HAVE TO GO UP TO REPLACE THOSE FUNDS.  SHE HAS SOME PLANS FOR INCREASING TAXES, BUT THOSE MAY NOT COME TO FRUITION DURING THE REMAINDER OF HER TERM. 

TOO BAD SHE DIDN'T LIKE TULIP TIME, EITHER.

 

 

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