State Representative Greg Alexander, representing Carsonville, strongly criticized Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s recent push for income tax reforms, labeling them as detrimental to working families across Michigan.
Alexander, a vocal opponent of the tax hike, asserted that Democrats’ decision to increase income tax was a flawed attempt to counterbalance excessive spending, leaving hard working citizens with less take-home pay.
Michigan’s individual income tax rate saw a recent hike from 4.05% to 4.25%, betraying a commitment to returning funds to taxpayers. Alexander emphasized the repercussions of such measures, arguing that the state’s competitiveness for job retention would suffer. He accused Democrats of diverting budget resources away from smaller communities like Carsonville, negatively impacting residents. Michigan is still 0.6% below its pre-pandemic job numbers, according to the latest payroll jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell
