Michigan Government Shuts Down, Then Opens for Business After Budget Deal Reached

Michigan shut down for a few hours early on Monday morning before a budget deal was reached at around 4am this morning.

It's about time!

Under the deal, the income tax will be increased, and some services will be required to charge a 6% state sales tax.

Now, then, I think that every member of the state house and senate should not run for re-election. Their utter stupidity and failure to communicate brought us to the brink of not having a government running the day-to-day operations of the state. Posturing for brownie points for MONTHS, blaming the other side, accepting no blame for their own actions--it's a political problem that requires action.

They should redeem themselves by not running for office again. The current officeholders are unworthy of the authority that the voters have bestowed on them. This should have been agreed to weeks or months ago, not four hours into a SHUTDOWN OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

Shame on ALL OF THEM!