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    Patterson Makes Obamacare Palatable, Screws Taxpayers


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Mon Dec 09, 2013 at 10:11:21 AM EST
    Tags: L. Brooks Patterson, Obamacare, Seat belts? Feh, Laws shmaws! That's for those little people, Oakland County, DIA TAX, DRIC-NITC, 11th District Republican Star Chamber, backroom shenanigans, Republican kakistocracy, memory holes, Big government, Filling the Pockets Of Friends, Big Budget, Michigan, GOPe, Democrat-lite, Julianna Smoot & Lon Johnson, Centrists lost 2012, 2014, Randy Richardville, Jase Bolger, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, Sure .. he is a 'con'servative, Mandates, Tilting at Windmills, Progressives, Rick Snyder, Rich Baird, NERD Fund, The Flim-Flam Man, Snydercaid, Mr. 36%, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    What an Executive wagon-circling doozy floated this morning in The News.

    Across the nation, the fees and taxes imposed next year through the Affordable Care Act will generate about $20 billion, based on Joint Committee on Taxation estimates, and could affect nearly 60 percent of Americans who receive insurance through their workplace.

    It's uncertain how many employees could pay the higher fees and taxes because employers are deciding whether to absorb the cost or pass along all or part of it. For example, Oakland County government decided to pick up the tab - more than $600,000 - for its workers. Macomb and Wayne county officials could not be reached about their plans.

    REST

    As the old saying goes - No pain, No ga, well, in Brooksie's bureaucratic fiefdom... no pain!  Pay up, taxpayers suckers.

    With Republicans like in Oakland County, Randy Richardville, Jase Bolger, and Snyder/Calley, who needs Lon Johnson and Julianna Smoot?

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    Transparency: NERD Fund is Drying up


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Thu Aug 15, 2013 at 02:47:08 PM EST
    Tags: Transparency, Slick Rick, The Flim-Flam Man, Governor Snyder, Mr. 36%, Rich Baird, NERD fund, Kevyn Orr, MEDC, Ardesta, Stem Cell Research, Embryos, Crony Capitalism, 21st Century Investment Fund, NextEnergy, Chris Rizik, Wealth redistribution In Dog Years, Discera, U of M TTNAB, ChiComs, DRIC-NITC, DRTP, Tunnels, Public-Private Partnerships, NGO, Light Rail boondoggles, Public Act 95 of 2013, Corporate Welfare, Public Act 396 of 2012, No Shame in Ilitch's Game, Red Wings, Bankrupt Detoilet, Tax Hikes, Public Act 56 of 2011, Bobby Schostak, SB-992, Richardville, Bolger, Rewarding Lawbreakers, $929 Million Rer Year on Illegals, HB-4024, HB-4026, Home Team First, Oaths, SB59, Rick Snyder Veto, U of M cronies, STEM Amnesty, Common Core, poisoning the party brand, heavy-handed bifarceisanship, the 'Big Tent' needs a cleansing, Obamacare, Exemption employees, Medicaid, Expansion, One Tough Nerd PAC, Follow The Money, Michigan, State Senate, HB4714, 2014, HAS TO GO, Pale Pastel, GoPC'd, Reince Pubic, MIaGOP, Bobby ShowStak, Lickspittle Lackeys, PPACA enablers, scAmnesty, Progressives, Tax hiking, Big Government, BIGGER Spending, Pure Bee-esS, Gas Tax Hike, Andy Dillon, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    Only one word comes to mind: Starve.

    Yannow, between the Governerd surrounding himself with a deadbeat Treasurer, and a Medicaid billing mooslime responsible for at least one death now dumping $25K into the One Tough Nerd PAC <cough>HB 4714</cough>, all one has to do is sit back and watch "Rick Michigan" implode all on his own.  Damn good thing you're getting your monies upfront, young Johnny.

    One Term Nerd, baby!

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    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    R is for Reverse... When Riding With Democrats


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Aug 14, 2013 at 09:13:58 AM EST
    Tags: L. Brooks Patterson, Detroit Institute of Arts, How do you circumvent Headlee and raise taxes? Create an authority...that's how, Art Tax, PA 296 of 2010, Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County, Detroit, Anyone want to take a wild guess whose going to pay for this boondoggle?, DIA TAX, DRIC-NITC, Republican kakistocracy, memory holes, 11th District Republican Star Chamber, backroom shenanigans, Tom Stroup, Write-in Campaign, 'Nutty Nancy' and Babbling Brooks, Seat belts? Feh, Laws shmaws! That's for those little people, Pay up Suckers (all tags)

    Do you remember what Oakland County's "king-maker" said when pushing through the DIA Tax?  I do.

    Voters in Oakland County will decide this August on a property tax to support the Detroit Institute of the Arts. Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is encouraging residents to support it.

    "So the tax would have been 19 bucks on the average home sold last year. You know, that's a bad day at Starbucks," Patterson said to laughter from the audience [Sheeple] at Friday's Pancake & Politics panel discussion.

    "I think the tax will fly.  I think people understand appreciate. And then when you get, if the tax passes ... the communities that pass it get free admission to the DIA, so you're gonna get it back your first trip. So, I think it's gonna pass overwhelmingly."

    M'kay, so Babbling Brooksie got his way with herding the 7 Republican turncoats on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners who voted with the unanimous Democrats to send the DIA Tax Hike and Oakland County Art Institute Authority creation (see page 387) off to a vote by the Sheeple.    Yannow, it is written that the age-old axiom says, Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.  Congratulations, Oakland County, voters!  You have spoken!  By your vote, YOU OWN THE DIA TAX.

    Oakland County officials plan to take their first step next week to safeguard property taxes meant for funding the Detroit Institute of Arts from getting in the hands of the city's creditors.

    Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said the resolution is a pre-emptive strike against Detroit and its creditors as the city prepares to fight to persuade bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes the city is eligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.

    "That would be a tremendous betrayal of public trust. That's not what that tax was passed for," Patterson told The Detroit News on Tuesday. "We will take steps to suspend the tax levy. We're clearly within our rights, and we're going to exercise that."

    Read on.

    Then what was the tax passed for, Brooksie?  A hint.  Would you like to know what would be a tremendous betrayal of public trust?  Still being led around by a hoary County politician who refuses to accept he has outlived his usefulness (tho, apparently now sober), and now wants his Obamacare-esque "do over" for his DIA Tax hike scheme with November 2014 elections approaching.

    Now pay up, suckers.

    OABTW, next time, don't "forget" to wear your seat belts when riding with Brooksie and his Democrat friends.

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    CS's pick for AOTW 5-4-2013


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Sat May 04, 2013 at 08:07:15 AM EST
    Tags: L. Brooks Patterson, Seat belts? Feh, Laws shmaws! That's for those little people, The 2003 drunk driving stop? Feh I'll dock myself 3 days pay and let the cop swing on suspension for not administering a PBT (wink-wink nudge-nudge), NO FAULT?, 11th District Republican Star Chamber, backroom shenanigans, He's Too Extreme, Kerry Bentivolio, He's a Reindeer farmer, Write-in attack, Nutty Nancy, Michigan Business Tax (2007-SB-94), public record, Progressives, Victor Cassis, Tom Stroup, Oakland County, DIA TAX, DRIC-NITC, NAFTA Bridge, ChiComs, Republican kakistocracy, memory holes, Big government, Big Budget, Michigan, GOPe, Democrat-lite, Centrists lost 2012, Republicans, 2014, Primary, Rick Snyder, The Flim-Flam Man, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    My friend Denny, has an ongoing weekly selection of trophy winners.  Rightmichigan now has its first Officially declared trophy winner selection.  Unfortunately, in Michigan, it goes to someone allegedly on The Right who habitually demonstrates when a politician outlives his usefulness.

    "I alienated some in the Jewish (community) when I called the speaker 'Adolf,' " Patterson wrote. "I was commenting on his leadership style. To those offended, I apologize."

    Yes, let's steer the conversation as to "not offend" the Fiegers, and the Levins of Michigan, because you were, yet again, Above the Law.  Congratulations, Babbling Brooksie.  You are A$$hole Of The Week.

    Ps. Brooksie, you're also reason #5,962.

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    Horizon: Growing Migration to Livingston Co


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Tue Nov 27, 2012 at 05:33:31 PM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, Progressives, Gary Peters, City of Troy, Light Rail boondoggles, Crony Capitalism, Massive Federal debt is not a factor, DRIC-NITC, Wholesale Gas Tax, Registration Fees, Follow the money, Michigan Banana Republican Party, Pay Up Suckers, Dump Schostak, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    via The Detroit News

    The Michigan Senate approved a five-bill package Tuesday establishing a regional transit authority for Metro Detroit and allowing public transportation projects to be funded with a voter-approved registration fee on car owners.

    The bills, sought by Gov. Rick Snyder, are seen as crucial to funding a regional transit authority for Metro Detroit and empowering the authority to take over management of the region's major bus systems and create dedicated high-speed bus lanes on the area's busiest corridors.
    ....

    Senate Bill 911 would allow the transit authority to seek voter approval in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties for a special motor vehicle registration fee to fund the authority's transportation projects. Under the bill, voters could be asked to approve a registration fee not to exceed $1.20 for every $1,000 of a vehicle's listing price.

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    The recently approved DIA Tax had to be the lame-duck trial run for the convicted felon's SB 911 stink-bomb.

    Thank your Lansing Nerdpublicans who have figured out another accountability loophole.  To levy taxes on the people: let the moocher herd vote.  To silence the people from their voice: limit access to constitutional amendments.

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    $3,150/sq. ft Initial Cost Boondoggle


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Tue Nov 27, 2012 at 01:15:03 PM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, Gary Peters, Crony Capitalism, City of Troy, Special Election, City Clowncil, Laws shmaws, Lefty loons, Pay Up Suckers, Hostile Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Magna International, Frank Ervin DC Lobbyist, Foreign Business, Green Subsidy, Progressives, Government Funding, Massive Federal debt is not a factor, Foreign National Job Preference, H-1B Visas, EB-5 Citizenship, Wholesale Gas Tax, Registration Fees, DRIC-NITC, Light Rail boondoggles, Follow the money, Michigan Banana Republican Party, Dump Schostak, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    via WXYZ

    But, it makes the Canadians, Gary Peters, and the Governerd, are all giddy, so what the 'fiscal cliff' Hell?  Screw Grover's initiated Tax Pledge to the constituents - Goonion labor Amtrak choo-choo money pits for  e v e r y o n e!

    Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

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    Gov. Mordecai Jones Strikes Again: Transparency


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Nov 21, 2012 at 09:09:52 AM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, The Flim-Flam Man, Ardesta, Stem Cells Research, Embryos, Crony Capitalism, 21st Century Investment Fund, NextEnergy, Chris Rizik, MEDC, Discera, U of M TTNAB, ChiComs, DRIC-NITC, DRTP, Tunnels, Public-Private Partnerships, NGO, Light Rail boondoggles, Government Funding, Massive Federal debt is not a factor, One Tough Nerd PAC, Follow The Money, 2014, Gas Tax Hike, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    via WXYZ

    "Michigan's citizens are tired of the divisive political culture in Lansing," Snyder said on the campaign trail. "Midnight deals, closed-doors meetings, lobbyists and special interest influence have stood in the way of long-term solutions.

    "As governor, I will ensure that government is open, fair and accountable to the citizens by making Michigan a national leader in transparency and ethics."  Source

    (8 comments) Comments >>

    The Nerd has Non-Profit Fund Transparency Issues?


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Mon Nov 19, 2012 at 09:02:11 PM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, Crony Capitalism, Stem Cells Research, Embryos, Ardesta, MEDC, DRIC-NITC, DRTP, Tunnels, NAFTA Bridge, ChiComs, Public-Private Partnerships, NGO, Light Rail boondoggles, Government Funding, Massive Federal debt is not a factor, One Tough Nerd PAC, Follow The Money, 2014, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    A preview via WXYZ

    MORE

    When your name is mentioned in the company of Robert Ficano, and Kwame Kilpatrick... no good can come of it.

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