 michigan government wants to become more involved in the private sector  the state of michigan currently has three autonomous agencies the michigan strategic fund msf the michigan economic development corporation medc and the 21st century jobs trust fund that make decisions using state funds to promote various projects and business ventures with oversight by the msf and administered by the medc governor snyder is proposing to consolidate and expand the program by making changes in a series of house and senate bills hbs 4071 4480 4481 4482 and sbs 269 270 271 272 278 currently before the legislature these bills would address a number of issues regarding the three agencies and would consolidate and continue to leave investment decisions of state monies with these agencies in the past these financial loans grants and other incentives have an abysmal track record according to the michigan auditor general in his audit of the msf and the medc the audit also noted that some of the same problems that were exposed in the current audit were identified three years ago and that the fund had complied with only one of the five recommendations the governor is pushing speaker bolger and majority leader richardville to pass these bills before the end of 2013 and hopefully before thanksgiving the question becomes whether the state of michigan should be involved in the private business sector and making decisions regarding monitary assistance to businesses with state monies governor snyder comes from a business environment and has been successful in his ventures but it rsquo s time to take a serious look at whether these agencies are serving the interests of the taxpayers of michigan what should be under consideration is whether the state should be involved in these practices at all in my opinion we need to divest the state from these types of ventures and focus on issues related to governing not picking winners and losers in which to make investments call or email your state representative and or senator and let them now where you stand on this important issue in clinton county call state representative tom leonard  tomleonard housemigov  phone 517 3731778 state senator judy emmons  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e   phone 517 3733760 state senator rick jones  senrjones senatemichigangov  phone 517 3733447 these comments and opinions are mine and not necessarily the opinion of the clinton county republican party steve willis chairman clinton county republican party  all emails addresses  