Tax Day 2008

Today is tax day. The day you are required to send your hard-earned money to politicians and bureaucrats in Lansing and Washington D.C. who are experts at spending your money. These experts don't just spend money on roads, national defense, courts, police and fire protection - they spend your money on windmill museums, counting horses, subsidizing ethanol (so that you have to pay more for food) and sending your cash to dictators in numerous third-world countries.

Michigan's tax woes are worse than most other Americans, and the Detroit Free Press was kind enough to allow me to partially explain the impact our state's new business tax is having on our job providers. Check out the editorial in today's Freep here.

The Frank Beckmann Show on WJR 760 AM is also giving me a chance to spout off during the 9:30am segment. Tune in if you read this in time.

Also, a final reminder about today's tax protest at the Redford Post Office at 12245 Beech Daly Road (just south of I-96) from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Please attend and bring a friend, we need to support our friends at the Wayne County Taxpayers Association who are in the homestretch of their petition drive to force a recall election of the Michigan Speaker of the House, Andy Dillon, for his role in raising taxes and hurting our economy.

Leon Drolet
Michigan Taxpayers Alliance
www.mitaxpayers.org