 what should the projected michigan 1billion dollar plus budget surplus be used for  road repairs that the governor says we need 13 billion roll back the state income tax to 110 of a point per year until 39 additional school aid funding restore the earned income tax credit adding to the state rainy day fund 130 million to get matching funds for medicaid terminal repair at west michigan regional airport in holland 100000 to the state beach grooming fund 300000 for precollege engineering program in detroit other budget surplus this poll survey does not provide sufficient information nor would an average voter be in position to gather enough data in order to make a wellinformed decision the best that it does is reflect how extensive and complex state government has become a responder would at least need criteria for prioritizing the possibilities herein listed and we do not know what the most pressing needs are in order to prioritize those needs i would expect the appropriate house and senate committees and their staffs along with the relevant department heads to spend a whole lot of time researching and reviewing all of the data necessary to draw the necessary conclusions to form such a spending plan fred nose what to do with a billion tax surplus refund it what do you do when you pay someone too much you get a refund and you shouldn t have to ask for it you don t suggest other ways for them to spend what they weren t entitled to receive keep billion dollar excess and the possible answers only include various spending schemes and other where was the option of refund the excess taxes to the people who paid more in taxes than was need my vote for other is intended to mean refund it republicans refund excess taxes democrats just keep it and spend it on something not budgeted well actually democrats don t have excess taxes surplus i am in complete agreement with the previous posting the money should be refunded to the hard working citzens of michigan who basically paid more than the government needed liken the governmental budget to a personal budget when the times are tough the people who pay the bills have to cut back when the times are good the people who pay the bills have a splurge or a windfall the people who pay the bills let s be clear are not the legislators who allocate money it is the citizens of michigan who earned this money they suffer from cutbacks they ough to be the direct people who profit from this windfall  possible surplus if the surplus materializes we need to put it in several spots of course put some in the rainyday fund but also fund those areas that we have cut and are in need we cut on the basis of not having it to spend with a promise that once things turn around we can adequately fund emergency services etc so let s keep our word and do it there must be some benefit felt or people will begrudge it and we will lose credibility and elections use some common sense rod c  