I was thumbing through last month’s copy of Fast Company magazine and came across the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s ad and it jogged my memory.
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
I saw the MEDC advertisement several months ago in the magazine touting “aggressive financial and economic incentives available right now,” for companies that would consider a move to their humble state.
Michigan Economic Development Corporation Never Responded
I visited their website, MichiaganAdvantage.org, read through the propaganda and dropped a note to their email address posted: MEDCservices@michigan.org
I asked about the incentives that may be available to a willing-to-move start-up technology company that is currently in San Jose, California, how my company may benefit and any other offerings.
You’ll never guess the response…ahh….the suspense!
Yes, I am still waiting for their response. No email response, no phone call, no postal mail with a Media Kit, no smoke signals. Zip, zilch, nada.
I would be interested in moving our Internet-based company to a location outside California if there were incentives that made fiscal sense, such as tax breaks and investment.
Your tax dollars are paying for these full-page ads, Michigan residents, and the people who are recruiting companies are dropping the ball.
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Eliminate Government Pensions
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Here is a thought: Moving forward, eliminate all pensions for government jobs where you do not risk life and limb.
The secretary who works at the DMV? She can have a 401k like the rest of us.
The Assistant DA for the county? He gets access to a non-matching 401k just like his peers in the private sector.
Bridge Toll Taker
The Golden Gate Bridge District is once again facing a deficit north of $100 million, and they are looking at ways to raise cash such as letting people walk under the bridge and of course, raising tolls. Never mind that there is a Bridge Commission that draws a salary and other perks such as a pension. Or all the bridge workers that will get paid until the day they die that are factored into this deficit that we, the taxpayer, must make up.
The City of Vallejo, which is also broke, wants to tax people for text messaging. The absurdity of it all…taxing texts!
It’s a never ending cycle of bureaus, task forces, committees and administrative assistants all getting benefits that far exceed the private sector and then can collect a check forever if they are able to slack for a couple of decades
Highway Patrol, State Troopers, police, fire, Secret Service and military – all exempt from this new ruling. Anyone who needs to carry a firearm or goes into situation where they can potentially die, you get a check. Teachers, you get a check, too. You should also get a raise, but the union gardeners are getting that allocation.
If you sit in front of a computer, clean trash receptacles, or take my picture at DMV, welcome to the real world of getting a paycheck twice a month and worrying about retirement like the rest of us.
How can we make this reality? I am not sure, but I am open to your suggestions and would love to hear your thoughts.
Tags: 401k, golden gate bridge, government pensions, taxes, text messages, vallejo
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