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American Workers Group: Rep. Maddock vote for spending bill ‘a scheme to raises taxes on MI employers’

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Steve Cortes, CNN Political Commentator (left) & Matt Maddock, Michigan House Representative (right) | Facebook

Steve Cortes, CNN Political Commentator (left) & Matt Maddock, Michigan House Representative (right) | Facebook

Steve Cortes, the president of the League of American Workers (LAW), said Rep. Matt Maddock R-51’s vote to end tax credits to fund a new spending bill is a “scheme” to raise taxes on Michigan businesses.

“This is clearly a scheme to raise taxes on Michigan employers at a time when we should be doing everything possible to attract and retain jobs,” Cortes told Pontiac Times. “Breaking long-standing agreements with companies sends the wrong message — that Michigan doesn’t keep its word.”

“It’s not just bad policy, it’s bad for business,” said Cortes.

Maddock voted for a $3.1 billion spending package that would repeal the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) tax credits still used by about a dozen major employers, including automakers and advanced manufacturers.

The proposal accomplishes this by increasing the Michigan Business Tax (MBT) rate from 4.95% to 30% — a sixfold spike — effectively forcing those firms off the MBT and into the Corporate Income Tax system.

The legislation — House Bills 4180 through 4187 and 4230 — passed the Republican-led House with support from 60 GOP lawmakers, including Maddock.

The proposal “undermines trust in the state’s commitments,” said the Detroit Regional Chamber and MICHauto in a joint statement, warning the plan sends “a disturbing signal to businesses that Michigan does not honor its contractual obligations.”

“Ultimately, raising taxes on businesses would… harm Michigan’s competitiveness, discouraging future investment and economic expansion,” the Chamber said.

According to Crain’s Detroit Business, companies currently claiming MEGA credits receive over $500 million annually, reported Crain’s Detroit Business.

General Motors alone has up to $2.27 billion in approved credits through 2029.

“Raising taxes on job providers – especially small businesses – only makes Michigan less competitive,” said John Kennedy, chair of the West Michigan Policy Forum. “We cannot afford to drive job creators out of our state by asking businesses employing hard-working Michiganders to pay more.

The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration, where Democrats have expressed skepticism about the House’s approach.

How did Michigan legislators vote on the $3.1 spending package?

LegislatorVotesDistrict
Gregory Alexander (R)Yes98
Joey Andrews (D)Yes38
Joseph Aragona (R)Yes60
Brian BeGole (R)Yes71
Timothy Beson (R)Yes96
Matthew Bierlein (R)Yes97
Karl Bohnak (R)Yes109
Ann Bollin (R)Yes49
Ken Borton (R)Yes105
William Bruck (R)Yes30
Steve Carra (R)Yes36
Cam Cavitt (R)Yes106
Nancy DeBoer (R)Yes86
Jay DeBoyer (R)Yes63
James DeSana (R)Yes29
Parker Fairbairn (R)Yes107
Joseph Fox (R)Yes101
Steve Frisbie (R)Yes44
Phil Green (R)Yes67
Jaime Greene (R)Yes65
Matt Hall (R)Yes42
Mike Harris (R)Yes52
Mike Hoadley (R)Yes99
Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R)Yes34
Gina Johnsen (R)Yes78
Tim Kelly (R)Yes93
Tom Kuhn (R)Yes57
Tom Kunse (R)Yes100
Sarah Lightner (R)Yes45
Rylee Linting (R)Yes27
Matt Maddock (R)Yes51
Greg Markkanen (R)Yes110
David Martin (R)Yes68
Luke Meerman (R)Yes89
Mike Mueller (R)Yes72
Jerry Neyer (R)Yes92
Pat Outman (R)Yes91
Brad Paquette (R)Yes37
Joseph Pavlov (R)Yes64
Bryan Posthumus (R)Yes90
Dave Prestin (R)Yes108
Angela Rigas (R)Yes79
Ron Robinson (R)Yes58
John Roth (R)Yes104
Kathy Schmaltz (R)Yes46
Josh Schriver (R)Yes66
Bill Schuette (R)Yes95
Bradley Slagh (R)Yes85
Rachelle Smit (R)Yes43
Alicia St. Germaine (R)Yes62
Donni Steele (R)Yes54
Jamie Thompson (R)Yes28
Mark Tisdel (R)Yes55
Curtis VanderWall (R)Yes102
Greg VanWoerkom (R)Yes88
Pauline Wendzel (R)Yes39
Jason Woolford (R)Yes50
Jennifer Wortz (R)Yes35
Douglas Wozniak (R)Yes59
Alabas Farhat (D)Yes3
Jason Morgan (D)Yes23
Samantha Steckloff (D)Yes19
Joe Tate (D)Yes9
Karen Whitsett (D)Yes4
Angela Witwer (D)Yes76
Noah Arbit (D)No20
Kelly Breen (D)No21
Julie Brixie (D)No73
Erin Byrnes (D)No15
Brenda Carter (D)No53
Tyrone Carter (D)No1
Betsy Coffia (D)No103
Jennifer Conlin (D)No48
Emily Dievendorf (D)No77
Kimberly Edwards (D)No12
John Fitzgerald (D)No83
Morgan Foreman (D)No33
Carol Glanville (D)No84
Kristian Grant (D)No82
Kara Hope (D)No74
Jason Hoskins (D)No18
Matt Koleszar (D)No22
Tullio Liberati (D)No2
Matt Longjohn (D)No40
Sharon MacDonell (D)No56
Jasper Martus (D)No69
Mike McFall (D)No14
Donavan McKinney (D)No11
Denise Mentzer (D)No61
Regina Miller (D)No31
Tonya Myers Phillips (D)No7
Amos O’Neal (D)No94
Veronica Paiz (D)No10
Laurie Pohutsky (D)No17
Natalie Price (D)No6
Ranjeev Puri (D)No24
Carrie Rheingans (D)No47
Julie M. Rogers (D)No41
Helena Scott (D)No8
Phil Skaggs (D)No80
Will Snyder (D)No87
Penelope Tsernoglou (D)No75
Dylan Wegela (D)No26
Regina Weiss (D)No5
Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D)No32
Stephen Wooden (D)No81
Mai Xiong (D)No13
Stephanie A. Young (D)No16

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