Make sure you VOTE tomorrow on City Income Tax

Make sure your voice is heard tomorrow Ypsilanti, get out and vote, yes or no it's up to you but let's get a lot of us to the polls tomorrow so the final vote will indeed be a plurality of this city's voice.

YCD is against a city income tax ONLY because of how this one is worded (we have other issues but those are not germaine to this particular post) giving tax rebates to homeowners but giving renters less than ZERO. It's either shared sacrifice or it's not. Simple really.

Either way you plan to vote make sure your point of view is heard.

Next week's ballot proposal language

Here is how the wording of the City Income Tax proposal will read. You then need to decide if you want to vote yes FOR the tax or no AGAINST the tax.

•Imposes an annual rate of income tax of 1 percent annually on corporations and residents, and 0.5 percent annually on nonresidents who are employed in the city.
•Allows a $1,000 exemption for each individual and dependent with additional cumulative exemptions for individuals over age 65 and for individuals with qualifying disabilities.
•Exempts income from pensions, Social Security, annuities, disability payments and other qualifying sources of income
•Becomes effective July 1, 2008, and expires July 1, 2014.

The vote is next Tuesday November 6th

Dear State Rep. Pam Byrnes, D-Lyndon Township...

What an utter waste of time your recent NEW LAW fervor over accidents in construction zones is. We have TOUGH enforceable laws on the books. But when you bring in emotional testimony from those who have experienced tragedies it clouds ones judgement.

Recently in testimony before the Legislature's Transportation Committee, Sara Jean Nelson testified about how hard it was losing her friend Christy Gutekunst, in a construction zone accident. Sure it's sad and YCD feels for Ms. Nelson but this "I'm getting involved in this topic as it is NOW the most important one" rings very hollow with YCD. Why is it people only decide to get involved with things AFTER the fact? Your words and concerns would carry far more weight if you were on board BEFORE an accident happens.

Now after a weepy testimony Michigan gets possibly saddled with yet ANOTHER unneeded, unnecessary law that people like State Rep. Pam Byrnes think is needed because a constituent has as sad story to relate.

We ALL have sad stories of some kind Ms. Byrnes, can we all get unneeded action on all our tales of woe?

Anyone remember Homer Simpson's bear tax?