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The Big Three get big subsidies but still do big layoffs
“Whether it’s the Big Three or any other corporate recipient of state funding, companies offer a heads-I-win, tails-you-lose approach to subsidies. They’ll collect support on new investments yet generally keep them regardless of later layoffs.”
James Hohman, Director of Fiscal Policy
USA Today
Wind and solar power too often leave Americans out in the cold when severe weather hits
“It will only get harder to keep the electricity flowing when the biggest storms hit, and when they inevitably do, more and more people will be at risk. It’s ironic that in their fight against climate change, our leaders are putting our lives at the mercy of the climate.”
Jason Hayes, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy
Washington Examiner
Michigan gets an ‘F’ for educational accountability
“Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and her allies in the legislature, fresh off capturing both the state House and Senate for the first time since the 1980s, have systematically rolled back reforms designed to help parents and improve students’ education.”
Molly Macek, Director of Education Policy
Bridge Michigan
5 problems with Whitmer group’s Michigan population plan
“The report’s lack of specificity leaves policy-makers with only a few concrete ideas to chew on. And even those might not be politically feasible. In all, there’s not much value here for policymakers.”
Michael Van Beek, Director of Research
The Detroit News
Hohman: Population council should focus on improving public services
“Taking more money from people to give to governments is more controversial than asking government to do better with the money it already gets. The public clearly benefits when its servants do more with less.”
James Hohman, Director of Fiscal Policy
National Review
The ‘Trough Truce’ Will Bankrupt Michigan — and America
“Whether it’s in Washington, D.C., or Michigan, the trough truce is becoming broader and vastly more beneficial for its members. It is also encouraging more special interests to demand that taxpayers feed them, too.”
James Hohman, Director of Fiscal Policy
