http://domemagazine.com/blogs Michigan People, Politics, and Policy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/sku052209#comment-1517 Mark Bertler Sat, 23 May 2009 17:06:49 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/?page_id=649#comment-1517 Most folks who have gone around on this carousel understand Michigan's budget has structural problems, like a tax structure built for the 1960's,way too many local fiefdoms and on and on, no one seems willing or able to take the big step back and really fix the problems. While it's easy to blame term limits and entrenched special interests the reality is that there is a lack of vision and leadership. As long as the goal is to just pass a budget that isn't too much different than last years and doesn't upset too many vested interests, Tim can pretty much retire and file the same columns and only have to change the names of the key players as time passes. Most folks who have gone around on this carousel understand Michigan’s budget has structural problems, like a tax structure built for the 1960′s,way too many local fiefdoms and on and on, no one seems willing or able to take the big step back and really fix the problems.
While it’s easy to blame term limits and entrenched special interests the reality is that there is a lack of vision and leadership.
As long as the goal is to just pass a budget that isn’t too much different than last years and doesn’t upset too many vested interests, Tim can pretty much retire and file the same columns and only have to change the names of the key players as time passes.

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