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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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A lawsuit&nbsp; has been filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the attorneys general for Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont, that is directed against currently unregulated </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>indoor and outdoor wood boilers,</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>.<br />
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The suits are seeking to have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) forced to impose stringent new regulations on residential wood-burning heaters, which they claim </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>can increase particle pollution to levels that cause significant health concerns.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Are you in favor of the EPA banning or developing more stringent regulations on wood burning stoves?<br />
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Yes<br />
No<br />
Undecided<br />
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TO VOTE IN THIS POLL CLICK ON THIS LINK<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the legislature pass a law giving college students tax credits equal to 50% of their student loan payments each year?<br />
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Yes - 45%<br />
No - 48%<br />
Undecided - 6%&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />
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TWO COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL:<br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
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Tax credits for college students...<br />
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I believe student tax credits should be equal to the subsidies that Farmers in the State of Michigan receive for set asides, taking their land off the tax rolls so it will not be &quot;developed&quot; or getting paid by the State &amp; Feds to plant or not plant specific crops amongst the many, many other programs that John Q. Public do not even know about. Add to that all of the local governments that refuse to consolidate services to protect their &quot;fiefdoms&quot; and continue to give themselves raises using appointed compensation commissions while other people are losing their jobs or getting their hours cut. There was an advertisement on TV in the early 70's, &quot;To get a good job, you need a good education&quot;, promoting people going to college. Due to our agricultural &amp; industrial job base in this State at that time, and really to this date, statistics &amp; studies show that Michigan falls in the lower end of the &quot;educated workforce&quot; scale. Give the students the tax credit or give them a job... then go after the real people that are &quot;fleecing&quot; the taxpayers of this State.<br />
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COMMENT #2<br />
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Credit for College Loans<br />
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I am not in favor of tax credits to get students to stay in Michigan. What our legislature needs to do is get out of the way of the free enterprise system so that its easier for businesses to make a dollar. Government rules and regulations hamper business growth. If the businesses grow, they will hire more employees and not hold back on salaries.<br />
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In addition, I believe giving this tax break will encourage more student loans. The students are getting fleeced. As loans get easier to attain, the colleges raise tuition. Debt increases beyond what would ever have been viewed as reasonable even a few years ago. There has been no increase in outcome of higher education.<br />
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But, the main reason I would oppose this move to give tax credits is that its just one more thing that causes taxpayer dollars to be given to others who the Gov't have decided need it or &quot;deserve&quot; it. That is not government's role.<br />
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