Michigan State Shutdown.
Sep 29th 2007, 5:48 am
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Michigan State Shutdown.
Only in America! Thoughts pls?
Sep 29th 2007, 7:01 am
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
The theatrics are unreal.... btw had to Google, it's due to state funding expiring. I'd rather see the White House shut down.
Sep 29th 2007, 12:55 pm
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
Yeah, ridiculous.
I was supposed to have a conference call with a woman who works for the Michigan Secretary of States Office on Monday. I got an e-mail from here Friday telling us she'd be using her personal phone......
I was supposed to have a conference call with a woman who works for the Michigan Secretary of States Office on Monday. I got an e-mail from here Friday telling us she'd be using her personal phone......
Sep 29th 2007, 3:03 pm
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
That's nuts! Found this from Googling it and one part is really scary: "owners of stores and bars worry they might not be able to replenish liquor supplies if state-run warehouses are shut down." 
OK all kidding aside, is this shutting down all schools as well? I'm afraid I'm too lazy to read all 4 pages of the article.
SS, how does this affect you in your daily life?
I notice there's nothing on the front page of www.michigan.org ...
Me too! 
OK all kidding aside, is this shutting down all schools as well? I'm afraid I'm too lazy to read all 4 pages of the article.
SS, how does this affect you in your daily life?
I notice there's nothing on the front page of www.michigan.org ...
Sep 29th 2007, 4:13 pm
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
Michigan can be an "interesting" place to live in sometimes. 
Not sure how it will affect me though, we'll just have to see what happens on Monday I suppose.
Not sure how it will affect me though, we'll just have to see what happens on Monday I suppose.
Sep 29th 2007, 4:41 pm
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
This happened in New Jersey in July 2006 for six days.
The biggest news articles at the time were about the casinos in Atlantic City having to close down. By law all the casinos have to have NJ State gambling inspectors on the premises and of course they were not present due to the State closing down.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13714765/
State beaches were closed (inc. 4th of July!) and as my mum and daughter were over from England, we all spent a few days on the Delaware coast instead.
It ended when the State tax was raised from 6% to 7%
The biggest news articles at the time were about the casinos in Atlantic City having to close down. By law all the casinos have to have NJ State gambling inspectors on the premises and of course they were not present due to the State closing down.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13714765/
State beaches were closed (inc. 4th of July!) and as my mum and daughter were over from England, we all spent a few days on the Delaware coast instead.
It ended when the State tax was raised from 6% to 7%
Sep 30th 2007, 1:49 am
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
This happened in New Jersey in July 2006 for six days.
The biggest news articles at the time were about the casinos in Atlantic City having to close down. By law all the casinos have to have NJ State gambling inspectors on the premises and of course they were not present due to the State closing down.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13714765/
State beaches were closed (inc. 4th of July!) and as my mum and daughter were over from England, we all spent a few days on the Delaware coast instead.
It ended when the State tax was raised from 6% to 7%
The biggest news articles at the time were about the casinos in Atlantic City having to close down. By law all the casinos have to have NJ State gambling inspectors on the premises and of course they were not present due to the State closing down.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13714765/
State beaches were closed (inc. 4th of July!) and as my mum and daughter were over from England, we all spent a few days on the Delaware coast instead.
It ended when the State tax was raised from 6% to 7%
Sep 30th 2007, 3:19 am
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Sep 30th 2007, 6:14 am
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
I'm surprised anyone can get to the Capital building anyway. With the all the roadworks and the bizarre one-way system in downtown Lansing, it's like Hampton Court maze, but with cars.
Oct 4th 2007, 1:22 am
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
Only in America! Thoughts pls?
well i think the best thing that could happen is that they would just do away with the state government . its one of the most bloated and bureaucratic in the US or As . although i love the partying and east Lansing =-)
well i think the best thing that could happen is that they would just do away with the state government . its one of the most bloated and bureaucratic in the US or As . although i love the partying and east Lansing =-)
Oct 4th 2007, 4:42 pm
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Oct 4th 2007, 6:20 pm
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
one told me yesterday they just ramped up state income tax because of the lack of state funds
Oct 4th 2007, 6:23 pm
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Re: Michigan State Shutdown.
That's what I read, they increased the state income tax a bit.
