The state of Michigan is facing a budget deficit of $1.4 billion this year. How did Governorissimo Rick Snyder decide to fix this problem? By giving businesses $1.8 billion in tax cuts. Whoops! Silly governor, that makes the deficit bigger! This must all be a huge misunderstanding! How could somebody be presented with a problem of this magnitude and decide the best solution would be to double it? Because Michigan Republicans have a plan, that's why. There's a thing called "foster kids," food-and-shelter fat cats who get their kicks being able to exist and hoping that someday somebody will love them. Did you know Michigan gives these children a stipend to spend on clothes to wear to school? Not anymore! The deficit/new business tax cuts cost will be
Prison made furniture is just the beginning, just wait till prisoners - maybe you! - are making our 6th generation iPods after China births out a middle class.
as i am very late to the 'MI orphan bashing extravaganza' thread and the wonkette is generally brilliant, i will only say this makes me very very sad for my country.
I assume that some foster parents will not use the cards, and buy new clothes with their own money. I very much doubt that the card issuers will refund the unused amount to the state, more probably recycle it to the politicians as campaign contributions. Win - win situation?
No shit, eh? I think that pretty much sums up the right in all of its tawdry facets. Ohhhh, widdle fetus needs our pwotection...widdle born child can go fuck himself.
I was always big. My mom and I (well my mom) shopped at the "stout" department at Sears. I was the kid who had the jeans (not actual Levi's) that never, ever faded, yet still manage to turn my legs blue. Were I a young 'un in MI today, I would truly be fucked.
Hey Chuck Moss, did you know there is a surplus of burlap bags right now? Always in fashion, breathes like fine Egyptian cotton and machine washable. And if you can’t afford a washing machine river water and rocks are no problem. Don’t worry, the old potato smell will go away in a few weeks.
Prison made furniture is just the beginning, just wait till prisoners - maybe you! - are making our 6th generation iPods after China births out a middle class.
Of course! Great idea! ( "Sweeping the chimney" is Koch-code for using orphans as firewood, right?)
not really, no.
Hey now! Koch hired cancer-scientists to solve this problem! He (probably) doesn't even need your organs!
as i am very late to the 'MI orphan bashing extravaganza' thread and the wonkette is generally brilliant, i will only say this makes me very very sad for my country.
You know, the idea of allowing guns onto the floor of a State Assembly might actually have an upside after all.
Can't Michigan's prisoners sew clothes for the little waifs? With a big 'O' for Orphan on them?
May also have some vacancies for newspaper sellers.
What better way to say to your classmates, "Shun me, I'm poor and wear smelly clothes from Good Will".
I assume that some foster parents will not use the cards, and buy new clothes with their own money. I very much doubt that the card issuers will refund the unused amount to the state, more probably recycle it to the politicians as campaign contributions. Win - win situation?
No shit, eh? I think that pretty much sums up the right in all of its tawdry facets. Ohhhh, widdle fetus needs our pwotection...widdle born child can go fuck himself.
Has been suggested in Missouri.
Not short...just selective.
The Republican bible has inserted a comma into the phrase 'suffer little children..'.
I was always big. My mom and I (well my mom) shopped at the "stout" department at Sears. I was the kid who had the jeans (not actual Levi's) that never, ever faded, yet still manage to turn my legs blue. Were I a young 'un in MI today, I would truly be fucked.
Hey Chuck Moss, did you know there is a surplus of burlap bags right now? Always in fashion, breathes like fine Egyptian cotton and machine washable. And if you can’t afford a washing machine river water and rocks are no problem. Don’t worry, the old potato smell will go away in a few weeks.