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Today the People of Michigan fought back ...
1,000-plus seniors rally at Capitol to protest Snyder's plan to tax pensions
By CHRIS CHRISTOFF, DETROIT FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU CHIEF -- 10:09 AM, Mar. 15, 2011
LANSING – More than 1,000 seniors and retirees packed the front of the state Capitol today to protest Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget-balancing plan that would tax pensions like ordinary income.Chanting, “It’s not fair,” and, “Recall Rick,” the crowd -- 400 were bused in by AARP Michigan -- heard speakers denounce Snyder's fiscal plan as an unfair tax shift from businesses to retirees and the middle class that would hurt funding for schools, universities and basic city services.
“I’ve never been political, but this is a power grab,” said Jennifer Cherrette, 55, a Lansing-area retired state employee who said her pension is less than $20,000 a year. “And it’s not about the budget. It’s about our governor taking our money and giving it to big business. And now he wants those emergency managers. It’s wrong, and it’s not about the budget.”
She added, “This isn’t about old people, this about working America and killing the middle class.”
[A'Lynne Robinson, president of Lansing City Council, addresses protesters today at the state Capitol in Lansing. / SUSAN TUSA/Detroit Free Press] larger image
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