Why Michigan doesn’t pivot to a high-prosperity economic strategy
The first post I wrote for this blog was 13 years ago. It was entitled the Need For a New Michigan and made the case
Minnesota has the lowest state unemployment rate ever!
In June Minnesota recorded the lowest state unemployment rate ever. An astonishingly low 1.8 percent. In July Minnesota’s unemployment rate remained at a best in
Detailing the failure of Michigan’s motor vehicle factory strategy
As Rick Haglund chronicled for Crain’s Detroit Business, since General Motors in 1992 chose Arlington Texas over Willow Run for a motor vehicle assembly plant,
Detailing the failure of Michigan’s low-tax strategy
Michigan’s low-tax strategy has failed. Since 2000 Michigan has experienced––in good times and bad and no matter which party has been in control in Lansing––far
Expanding Michigan’s refundable Earned Income Tax Credit
Below is the text of a letter to the Governor, Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the House sent by Tom Hickson, Vice President of
Post pandemic still too many low-wage jobs
To us the data are clear: Michigan has a two-tier economy. This two-tier economy is prevalent across all of Michigan and across all races and
