Is the Michigan Governor Rick Snyder guilty of watching too much of “Demolition Man”


If the way Rachel Maddow detailed this story about the undisclosed parts of the Michigan budget is true, then I am reminded of the movie “Demolition Man” starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock.  I am reminded of this movie because in the show after Stallone was thawed out, the city he came back too was owned and operated by Taco Bell.  If the same law enacted in one part the Michigan legislature and now heading to the latter part becomes law, the governor will have the power to take control of any city or town that he deems as in a financial crisis.  This hired gun will not only be able to move in and run that city or town but have the power to fire elected officials.

Does this not sound like a company operative from Dow Chemical being named as manager and moving into an area and rearranging it to suit his or her company.  As Rachel mentioned, instead of visiting Detroit on vacation, you would have to get your ticket to Dowville instead?  Why this has not made it into the mainstream media, only God knows.  What we need to do is demand that the entire bill be looked at before any legislation is passed.  This will definitely turn Main Street over to the control of Wall Street and with their recent victory in the Citizens United case at the hands of the Supreme Court where corporations have the same rights as any citizen; this is surely a path to a Corporate Takeover.

Many cried foul when there were those who spoke about a Government Takeover of healthcare and even believed that this was happening in the Auto Industry but I do not hear too many making noise about this new Corporate Takeover.    Also mentioned was the fact that Michigan Governor has even asked the elderly and poor to lose about 1.7 million dollars while he enacts business tax breaks worth about 1.8 million.  If the 1.7 is being taken from the less fortunate and is being done so to fill the gap in the budget, then why is it going to tax breaks?  Are we failing to really see the forest for the trees?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Movie Review-Harlan Coben's Shelter

  The movie Shelter is based on the bestselling series by Harlan Coben, it follows the story of Mickey Bolitar (Jaden Michael) after the death of his father leads him to start a new life in suburban New Jersey. When another new student disappears, Mickey finds himself tangled in a web of secrets. With the help of two new friends, Spoon (Adrian Greensmith) and Ema (Abigale Corrigan), they reveal a dark underground that may hold the answers to decades of disappearances. Keeping me totally engrossed from the first episode to the last was not really the storyline or the actions and dramas, it was how awesomely those actors and actresses played their roles.   It seemed so effortless, watching them, that it was easy to forget it was a movie/series. I could not control my anxiousness to start the next episode.   Not many movies can make me feel the same emotions that the players were supposed to feeling but man, this was one and that journey this series took me on was one that I must go on
Read more

The Determination of History to Repeat Itself is Due to our Cowardice to Stop It

  America has always been the land of opportunity however we have become lax in our efforts to ensure that this right is made available for all of us to achieve and enjoy.   Far too often, those who see themselves in a position of authority or great wealth begin to confuse themselves with an idea that since you may be thought of as successful, means your now have the power and authority to dictate to everyone else. This lying power makes those allowed to flex it feel bigger and better than they really are.   It gives them a false sense of righteousness and security over all people, places, and things which must be corrected before we completely lose our very humanity. Every last one of us knows this is wrong but history has allowed these individuals to exercise this false position of power without consequences and punishment. Every one of us is guilty of sitting on our hands and waiting on someone else to save us instead of finding our own intestinal fortitude to save ourselves.   We
Read more

Something to Think About Regarding These State’s Abortion Bans

  According to an article titled “The Conversation- A concise history of the US abortion debate, by Treva B. Lindsey, Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University, Published: June 10, 2019, https://theconversation.com/a-concise-history-of-the-us-abortion-debate-118157 . History has again been totally ignored and the lesson lost.   This being the case, it bears out the great need for educated people to finally diagnose history as it happens and make the necessary changes to ensure that this particular piece of history is not constantly repeated. Consider this, “While many may think that the political arguments over abortion now are fresh and new, scholars of women’s, medical and legal history note that this debate has a long history in the U.S.   It began more than a century before Roe v. Wade. As of 2019 “around 1962 the Food and Drug Administration approved the first commercially produced birth control pill, Enovid-10. Although various forms of b
Read more