 ccrp poll detroit bailout skin in the game   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview governor snyder has asked the state of michigan taxpayers to chip in 350000000 over 20 years to detroit pensions to prevent the sale of cityowned art house speaker jase bolger s is asking that the detroit unions get some skin in the game by contributing money to help shore up pensions as part of the city s strategy for exiting bankruptcy the governor says bolger s request isn t on his list of conditions for the state to to solver the problem snyder feels bolger s requirement will make approving bankruptcy legislation in may more challenging snyder and gop legislative leaders have pledged state aid to settle the bankruptcy partly to ensure city pensioners can rsquo t sue michigan when their benefits are trimmed but it rsquo s not a done deal in the republicanled legislature bolger said unions should help mitigate the impact on pensioners from whom they collected dues by contributing an unspecified sum to a 816 million pension rescue fund senate majority leader randy richardville said he s not as adamant as bolger that the unions put some skin in the game but that he wouldn t hold up a vote over the issue new poll question should the legislature not pass legislation to bail out detroit unless the unions get skin in the game yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldlegislaturenotpasslegislationbailoutdetroitu e28098skingame e28099  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the elliotlarsen civil rights act be amended to include sexual orientation gender identity or expression yes 30 no 65 undecided 4 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  