Recently the state of Michigan made a big bet.  The government decided that they could spend money more efficiently than businesses could, so they raised business taxes.  I don't understand the logic making it harder for businesses when a good percentage of your work force is looking for jobs.  The result is that businesses are moving out of Michigan.  This along with a number of companies simply shutting down is putting a strain on the economy.  The thought of "if we only had more money we could fix our problems" is prevalent in government, business and personal life.  If your focus is on getting more money you will often overlook solutions that actually solve the problem.  Worse … [Read more...]