Taxes
The Tax Foundation is the best source for 3rd party information related to federal, state and even global taxes including…
President Trump Issues Directive to Federal Agencies to Cease Divisive Race-Based Training
In a September 4, 2020 memo by Russell Vought, Director of OMB, he stated, “The President has directed me to…
U.S. Debt Clock
https://www.usdebtclock.org/ The U.S. Debt Clock site is a private site driven by data provided from the Congressional Budget Office
Principled Solutions
Anyone can come up with a solution to policy issues. Most people are looking for the best solutions not just…
Principled Solution: Citizen Driven Budgets
Whose priorities are really driving our government budgets? NOTE: Patrick Colbeck ran for Governor of Michigan in 2018. He is…
Principled Solution: No State Income Tax
Taxes effectively penalize the taxed activity. Do we really want to penalize work? NOTE: Patrick Colbeck ran for Governor of…
Budget Process 3.0
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How To Eliminate Personal Income Tax
The State of Michigan annually collects a net of $9.7B in personal income tax payments. Wouldn't it be nice to…
Time for Problem Solving Not Politics
There has been much discussion of the “Fiscal Cliff” in the news of late. Last year, we were spending $3.8…
Appropriations Policy
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A Tale of Two Detroits
Last week, the Senator from the 1st district issued the following statement on the Senate floor. "Over and over again…
Priorities
Last year, we passed out a $53.6B budget. This year, we have before us a $54.9B budget. That represents an…