Snyder (Finally) Announces Re-election Campaign

Governor Rick Snyder has officially initiated his 2014 re-election campaign with a series of events across the state. During an event on Monday he hailed Michigan’s progress since he took office, but insisted that his goals in the coming years remain the same.

Governor Snyder praised the improvements the state has made in job growth, higher incomes, improved manufacturing, increased population, and the elimination of budget deficits.

He claimed that Michigan is “a state that has come back more than any other state in the United States.”

The Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) organized protests at his events in Detroit and Lansing. Officials with the MDP claimed that the protestors consisted of retirees who were forced to pay income taxes as part of the business tax changes Mr. Snyder oversaw in 2011.

When asked about the changes to the tax code, Governor Snyder said that it was essential to end the Michigan Business Tax (MBT). He went on to say that replacing the Michigan Business Tax with the corporate income tax helped small and medium-sized businesses that have created jobs in the state.

With regard to the pension tax, Governor Snyder responded by asking if it was not fair that pensioners should pay the same taxes others have to pay on wages and salaries.

Governor Snyder urged all Michigan residents to help communicate the progress the state has made, both in terms of economic factors and in curbing things such as crime and infant mortality.

posted by PAA Online , Friday, February 7, 2014 12:21 PM
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