So this is another way in which tax cuts are helping the citizens of Michigan, by ensuring that toxic waste clean up doesn't go forward. Oh, wait. That isn't really such a good thing, is it? But smaller taxes is a good thing! Especially when you don't want big government to meddle in your affairs! And definitely especially when you want small government so that you can have big business!The state agency responsible for cleaning up toxic spots in Michigan has run out of money.
Robert McCann, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, said the 1988 and 1998 statewide bonds that funded cleanups are now "more or less completely exhausted," and the state is not accepting any new brownfield redevelopment proposals or cleanup projects.
"The DEQ is working with stakeholders to develop a funding strategy," McCann said. "It's going to be a difficult situation to deal with."
Oh, wait. If you don't have a decent-sized government, there is little oversight and policing of bad business practices (such as what leads to excessive toxic waste being improperly (or unhealthily) disposed of, eventually creating brownfield sites). If you don't fund your decent-sized government, there is little ability to pay for oversight and policing bad business practices. And if you don't tax your people, then there is no way of being able to fund your decent-sized government.
Just another reason why it's a bit of a shitter right now.
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