Beer Tax/Hoekstra
Officer the Record this week addressed a proposal by the Child Welfare insurance Task Force to raise the state’s beer tax from 2 cents a bottle to 5 cents in order to fund social services for foster children.
Also, Pete Hoekstra was the guest, and unfortunately, he failed to provide direct answers to several simple questions. Charlie Cain asked Hoekstra whether he would eliminate the income, sales, and/or Michigan business taxes. Hoekstra said that he has been talking business leaders and individual citizens across the state and the consensus seemed to be getting rid of two of those three taxes. Cain followed up by asking which of the three was he talking about and Hoekstra responded by saying, “I don’t know at this point.” Regarding Congress’ “Cash for Clunker” plan, Hoekstra said he supported “rebates” to buy new cars, but not more “bailout money.” And finally, Hoekstra said he opposes “vouchers” but supports “more educational choices.” Whether or not he intended to doublespeak, Hoekstra needs to do a better job making his positions clear in the future.
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