 ccrp poll pension tax and homestead property tax credit  new poll overview michigan senate bill 280 is currently on the senate calendar but has failed to be discharged from committee for consideration the bill would repeal michigan s new pension tax and reinstate the homestead property credits for middleclass families five republicans voted in 2011 against the bill backed by gov rick snyder that rewrote state tax code eliminating the oftcriticized michigan business tax and cutting personal income tax exemptions on pensions while limiting homestead property credits the current bill was introduced and sponsored by senators rick jones tory rocca joseph hune david hildenbrand and jack brandenburg and currently is in the finance committee where it has languished since march 20 2013 michigan democrats have introduced similar legislation to repeal the pension tax including a bill sponsored by state sen bert johnson of detroit that was sent to the finance committee in february new poll question should the michigan legislature pass a bill to repeal the pension tax on seniors and the homestead property tax credit yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on the following link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganlegislaturepassbillrepealpensiontaxs  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan pass a new law regarding infant safe sleep practices for hospitals and new parents yes 13 no 85 undecided 2 there were four comments submitted on this poll comment 1 safe sleep the ideas behind this law are great however they need to be spread through family church community and educational organizations this is an example of the expansion of the literal nanny state it also is an eroding of the responsibility and privilege of family and is not part of any giant legal arena if this were followed the next would an open door to every detail of life ormand hook mecosta county comment 2 infant sleep act this is another good reason we need a parttime legislature please get out of our lives and leave us alone ida s comment 3 infant safe sleep law it seems to me that all such a law woulld accomplish is for some grieving parent to be arrested and charged because he she had a baby that died while sleeping in an unauthorized position it does not take a village as hillary clinton said it does to raise a child when will the bureaucrats stop with the idea that they have power over every aspect of our lives comment 4 infant safe sleep law this is ridiculous proposing such a law why not educate people in grammar school or high school on how to read and how to learn we have the whole internet at people s disposal plus parenting classes options if they want to know this   all emails addresses  