 let s all get along and pass more taxes this morning while browsing a mustread site for me  the michigan view  there it was a post by henry payne  your motel tax bill going up mackinac center  senate bill 1515  increase hotel and motel tax passed 70 to 32 in the house to increase from 2 percent to 5 percent the amount of room tax that can be imposed on hotels and motels by any local convention and tourism marketing bureau sadly many republicans voted for the bill trying to capitalize on our tourism industry apparently not realizing that many michiganders stay in their own state for their vacations on the plus side our representative rep opsommer did not vote for the tax increase on the minus side this is what passes for bipartisanship both sides voting for bad bills  