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Just in case you had one last hope that Senate Republicans were actually human and cared about their fellow man, think again. Their latest victims?
Michigan's poor.
Republican Senator Nancy Cassis (R- Crazy) a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West, has spent too much time living in the lap of luxurious Novi with Amway Guy and other Republican Millionaires to the point where she's forgotten how most of the world lives.
Cassis' has introduced Senate Bill 662, which would suspend help towards Michigan's poor through the Earned Income Tax Credit, until the state budget has a surplus of $250 Million.
The EITC was signed into law by Governor Granholm after being passed as a bipartisan measure. From Lt. Gov. John Cherry - The EITC is a refundable federal tax credit that helps working people achieve economic stability and security.
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With the current economic downturn, the EITC is more important than ever for Michigan's working families. Estimates are that $12.3 to $49 million can be brought directly into the wallets of Michigan's working poor families through a successful outreach effort. So we're facing a $1.9 BILLION hole, and Cassis wants to screw Michigan's impoverished and working poor till we've got $250 Million to play around with. I'm no mathematician, but even I know there's a big gap from here to there.
That's a difference of $1.65 Billion, and unless Dick DeVos decides to become a real servant of the people and donate his entire worth to the state (don't hold your breath on that one), that's not going to happen anytime soon.
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