The Governor is fond of the phrase "shared sacrifice".

Shared sacrifice must have a unique definition in Snyder-World, because I'm apparently seeing the same thing she is: the moocher-class demanding that the looter-class take from the producer-class (usually via taxation), so that the first two can continue to lead an easy life.

Well one, that pension tax will be found out on Monday to be totally unnecessary.

Two, if this is a new way of doing things (coupled with LG Calley's mention of "prior obligations"), the first thing I would recommend in our situation is to determine which of these obligations are necessary and proper functions of state government.

Have Messrs. Nixon and Dillon go through the budget line by line and include a notation after each item indicating which items are and are not found in the Michigan Constitution.

Those items that are not found should be immediately cut, no questions asked.

I do agree with him about prior obligations. Those should be taken care of.