Michigan GOP ..........WOW BRILLIANT!

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After Cutting Tax Credit For Children, Michigan Republicans Consider One For Fetuses



By Tara Culp-Ressler posted from ThinkProgress Health on Nov 20, 2012 at 2:29 pm


State legislators in Michigan held a hearing on Tuesday to consider House Bills 5684 and 5685, which would allow taxpayers to receive tax relief for unborn fetuses past 12 weeks’ gestation. The proposed legislation is an odd push for Michigan Republicans, partly because Progress Michigan notes the state slashed tax credits for children last year — meaning that although parents living in Michigan do not qualify for additional tax breaks to offset the cost of caring for their own children, they could soon be able to claim a tax credit for an unborn fetus.

Progress Michigan’s executive director points out that the proposed legislation is a dangerous step toward endowing fetuses with the same rights as human beings while disregarding the real economic needs of Michigan’s children, 341,000 of whom currently live in high-poverty areas:
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/11/20/1223231/michigan-tax-credit-fetuses/

[yellowcanine]

1. "tax relief for unborn fetuses" Michigan taxes unborn fetuses? Who knew?

[bluestate10]

2. Republicans love fetuses, but hate people, including children. How fucked up is that? nt

[SunSeeker]

3. Sick bastards. nt

[Dubster]

4. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)

[hifiguy]

5. They're digging through the bottom of the stupid

barrel again.

[sheshe2]

6. It's the only barrel they have!

I say keep digging deeper!

[randome]

7. Yeah, I'd say that too, but I worry about the people hurt along the way.

[sheshe2]

10. Agreed!

However right now we have a very motivated electorate.

It's up to us to keep them Fired Up! I know I am.

We need to put a stop to all this bigotry and hate. The GOP is always at war about something. They love war when they can't have a "Real" war they make one up.

The Gop has given us the Wars...on Women,Children,Gay,Latino,Black,Elderly,Vets....and on and on. They need to be stopped.

Sorry for the rant.

[tanyev]

8. They're not worried that lazy moochers will lie about pregnancies?

Maybe they will mandate an ultrasound photo as an attachment to your 1040.

[catbyte]

9. I'm so embarrassed. We went from Jennifer Granholm to these neanderthals.