tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16980568.post3791287127273187974..comments2023-11-16T03:44:25.946-05:00Comments on The Rougblog: Remote, Pristine, Undeveloped and Poor: Just the Way They Like ItRoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893062723316375970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16980568.post-54226328656250909892009-11-20T11:37:12.903-05:002009-11-20T11:37:12.903-05:00An idea that I've proposed to my state reps is...An idea that I've proposed to my state reps is to go ahead and zero out all state aid to State Universities and throw in the Promise grant, (I currently have 2 kids in college and receive no dirrect aid) and replace them with a tax credit system helping in the future to help pay off a student's loans, (over a number of years), to any college, tech school, Medical school, what ever, from any college, public or private, in state or out. But only against Michigan state income taxes - then maybe we can make suckers out of other state's tax payers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531915475723224689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16980568.post-57211597504570566552009-11-19T18:26:42.471-05:002009-11-19T18:26:42.471-05:00Dolts like Granholm have the problem flipped on it...Dolts like Granholm have the problem flipped on its head. They believe that an educated work force will attract business opportunities. Of course the way that it generally works is exactly the opposite and people go off to college and get a highly subsidized education, and then travel to where the jobs are.Roughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893062723316375970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16980568.post-39751096462947088992009-11-19T17:51:09.392-05:002009-11-19T17:51:09.392-05:00You've missed the real major industriy of the ...You've missed the real major industriy of the UP; Higher education - 3 major state universities! particularly notable as we listen to our Govenor and Pres beat the table that higher ed will be the salvation of our state and nation. No one questions how it can be that the UP population is dwindling and they've been stuck in the econ crapper for the last 50years! Why should we expect anything different?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531915475723224689noreply@blogger.com