Mikey’s Mistep
By John | October 14, 2008
Recent news reports reveal that Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has recommended that the State of Michigan establish a web site, showing exactly what the state is spending money on. He argues that this would allow the citizens of the state to monitor how their government is managing their money. He also argues that several other states have established similar web sites.
These same news reports reveal that Michigan Governor, Jennifer Granholm, has rejected Mr. Cox’s proposal on the basis of the cost of establishing a web site.
Now, Mikey, I’m afraid I must side with Jenny on this one. I know from personal experience that it is not cheap to establish a web site. Why, I have personally spent several hundred dollars on graphics and professional help setting up a web site!
Jenny’s job is to keep the big picture in mind, spending taxpayer money only on the most essential goods and services. Throwing taxpayer money at something as frivolous as a web site could be a real budget buster. I mean, where are you going to get the money? Are you going to cut into some essential program like Jenny’s favorite Main Street program? Are you going to deny some downtown building its new facade?
Let’s be real, Mikey. Michigan citizens don’t want to govern the state. That’s the governor’s job. So why do they need to know how the money is spent?
Mikey, your job is to fight crime. You leave those big-picture issues to Jenny. She has everything under control.
Topics: Government Excesses | 1 Comment »
October 15th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Such sarcasm! hee hee