HeXX NO!!!!  We are spending about $850 million a year on crony capitalism - subsidizing far-left film makers and connected special interest corporate welfare. Cut that first. Prevailing wage costs Michigan taxpayers about $400 million a year, $224 million more on just public school construction. Eliminate defined benefits for bureaucrats paid more than twice what their counters in the private sector. The AVERAGE state employee compensation is about $105,000 a year while the average private sector employee gets about $43,000. Georgia has more population, far better roads, and a state budget about $10 BILLION less. In the private sector we get waranties, and more competetive bidding, and the State road prevailing wage is about $10/hr. more than the private sector prevailing wage. the few union companies that can bid on Michigan roads are really stiffing the taxpayers. Indiana pays about the same per mile for roads and their rural roads are rated #1 in the nation while we are #43. It is really disappointing that Republicans in the legislature and Administration have not pursued a zero-based review of all programs and expenditures. We offered to set up a task force to do that, abut the Speaker and Governor never responded. Until we cut the fat, we cannot have more tax increases. 