Below is a sampling of some of the Tweets sent out today in response to Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal.
@gretchenwhitmer Gretchen Whitmer
I don’t need a study with metrics to tell me that slashing education and elimination of EITC is NOT the ‘right thing’ for kids in Michigan.
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@joedisano Joe DiSano
I am looking forward to running primaries against Democrats who vote for Snyder’s budget. Game on. #mibgt
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@singhsam94 Sam Singh
Does this administration believe that cities,K-12 and colleges have done nothing in the past decade to become more efficient? #mibgt
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@paulegan4 Paul Egan
Winners and Losers in #Snyder‘s Budget http://bit.ly/ih4NDV #migov #mibgt
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@wizardkitten wizardkitten
“The cheers you hear are coming from economic development offices in other states” – Rick Haglund, 2010. #mibgt
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@nbashaw Nathan Bashaw
Prediction: the Governor’s budget will pass largely intact. Bold change is exactly why he was elected in a landslide over career pols #mibgt
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@NicoledeB Nicole de Beaufort
Not to harp on the salary thing, but #Snyder gave up the 3rd highest governor salary in the #US #Mibgt
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@RecruiterUncens Lisa Wiley Parker
It’s ironic to me to “protect the future of Michigan’s children” we must cut education & EITC. #Disagree #mibgt
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@NathanTriplett Nathan Triplett
Budget Director Nixon is mistaken if he thinks communities can absorb these cuts w/o reductions in vital services like police/fire. #mibgt
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@GongwerMichigan Gongwer News Service
Dem. Sen. Glenn Anderson: this budget will push some schools into insolvency.
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@mitchellrivard Mitchell Rivard
Snyder says budget is “simple, fair and efficient” – how is raising taxes on working families and cutting them for business fair? #mibgt
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@flintjournal The Flint Journal
University of Michigan-Flint prepares for $3.1 million cut under Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget http://bit.ly/eVSypY
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@detnews The Detroit News
Winners and losers in Snyder’s budget plans #migov http://detne.ws/dGYynx
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@wizardkitten wizardkitten
Shared sacrifice. You get to “sacrifice” so business can have a bigger “share”. See how that works? #mibgt
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@ProgressMich ProgressMich
Snyder: Eliminate dairy farm health inspections
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@ProgressMich ProgressMich
Snider: $3.8 million cut to pollution prevention, other enviro programs
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@NathanTriplett Nathan Triplett
A $340M tax increase on families to fund $1.8B in business tax cuts is not shared sacrifice, no matter how many times you say it is. #mibgt
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@NathanTriplett Nathan Triplett
Lt. Gov. Calley: EITC will be eliminated. | Pushing 25,000 Michiganders, including 14,000 children, into poverty. Shared sacrifice? #mibgt
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@NathanTriplett Nathan Triplett
There are ideas w/ merit, but the overarching theme is (as predicted) divesting from vital services that communities and families depend on.
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@Republicanna Anna Heaton
We should make Michigan’s budget “simple, fair, and efficient” but not on the backs of Michigan’s hardest working families #mibgt
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@detnews Finley: He told voters he would put an end to business as usual in Lansing, and today he will. http://tinyurl.com/69k2kcj #mibgt
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@flintjournal The Flint Journal
Governor’s budget would mean millions in cuts to Genesee County schools http://bit.ly/i2RAiY
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@christina_kuo Christina Kuo
We all saw how well dairy producer self-policing went in the past for consumers. #mibgt
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@UnitedWaySEM United Way SE Mich
Save the Michigan #EITC – do not balance the budget on the backs of the working poor! http://bit.ly/SaveEITC
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@irasocol Ira Socol
$470 less per pupil for Michigan’s kids. Cuts for universities. No future for Michigan #mibgt