http://www.bouchardforgovernor.com/home/2010/03/08/permanent-prosperity-for-michigan/ Fixing Lansing To Get Michigan Back To Work Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:55:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.bouchardforgovernor.com/home/2010/03/08/permanent-prosperity-for-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Tim Picard Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:41:10 +0000 http://www.bouchardforgovernor.com/home/?p=675#comment-1095 Dear Mike, I admire your loyalty to the people of Michigan and your career as a legislator and Oakland County Sheriff. I supported you in your race against Debbie Stabenow for the U.S. Senate seat and I am interested in you candidacy for governor. I just finished reading your proposal "Permanent Prosperity for Michigan" and I have to say I think it's very shortsighted. I don't think politicians can continue to run on last year’s solutions to today’s problems. This state has enormous problems. Problems that politicians have chosen to ignore for decades. Mike they can no longer be ignored. I'm talking about Detroit, Flint and Pontiac. (Grand Rapids and Saginaw may also be on that list. Admittedly, I have not heard much about the conditions in those cities.) The major urban centers in our state are disastrous. You as a candidate for governor cannot enter into this campaign without having a plan for improving these three areas in the state. Lowering taxes to invite businesses to invest in the outlying counties is a ridiculous plan for the future when the urban centers are becoming virtual ghost towns because of neglect. One thing the Obama presidency has done, and you seem to be naive in this regard, the people have woken up to the treuth as to how things have gotten as messed up as they are. Simplified solutions that ignore the eight hundred pound gorrilla will no longer get you elected. I would invite any further discussion on this matter. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my opinion with you. Dear Mike,
I admire your loyalty to the people of Michigan and your career as a legislator and Oakland County Sheriff. I supported you in your race against Debbie Stabenow for the U.S. Senate seat and I am interested in you candidacy for governor. I just finished reading your proposal “Permanent Prosperity for Michigan” and I have to say I think it’s very shortsighted. I don’t think politicians can continue to run on last year’s solutions to today’s problems. This state has enormous problems. Problems that politicians have chosen to ignore for decades. Mike they can no longer be ignored.
I’m talking about Detroit, Flint and Pontiac. (Grand Rapids and Saginaw may also be on that list. Admittedly, I have not heard much about the conditions in those cities.) The major urban centers in our state are disastrous. You as a candidate for governor cannot enter into this campaign without having a plan for improving these three areas in the state. Lowering taxes to invite businesses to invest in the outlying counties is a ridiculous plan for the future when the urban centers are becoming virtual ghost towns because of neglect.
One thing the Obama presidency has done, and you seem to be naive in this regard, the people have woken up to the treuth as to how things have gotten as messed up as they are. Simplified solutions that ignore the eight hundred pound gorrilla will no longer get you elected.
I would invite any further discussion on this matter.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my opinion with you.

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