Michael Moore mooches Michiganders' money
In his 2009 film “Capitalism: A Love Story,” Michigan native Michael Moore went to Wall Street with a request to corporate officials whose companies received bailout money from the federal government.
“We’re here to get the money back for the American people,” Moore said in the film. “I’ve got more bags — $10 billion probably won’t fit in here.”
Moore was criticizing an economic system he calls “legalized greed,” but the Mackinac Center has discovered that Moore’s movie qualified for a windfall — at the expense of Michigan taxpayers.
That windfall would come from Michigan’s refundable tax credit program for the film industry, a program that allows movie producers to apply for a tax refund of up to 42 percent of their spending in Michigan. This lavish provision means a studio can easily receive more from Michigan taxpayers than it pays in Michigan taxes.
What has capitalism ever done for Michael Moore? Less and less with every film.
Moore refused Mackinac’s request for an interview. They should’ve camped out in front of his office with some goofy props. Nah, that crap doesn’t play anymore.
P.S. Moore’s cat speaks.
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In as much as the tax credits are concerned, they are good for the local economy and the employment rate as well. While it’s true that the production companies receive huge tax incentives, that is offset by the money they pay their employees who in turn pay local sales taxes, etc.
All that being said, Moore is a self deprecating capitalist who has no business speaking about capitalism or much of anything else for that matter, because his understanding of those topics would easily be trumped by an eleventh grade honor student.
He’s in “douche bag” territory!
Even more amazing is the fact that, here in Michigan, the government claims to be trying to entice business back into the state and doing so by offering tax breaks to bloated, hypocritical business-bashers.
Surprised he hasn’t eaten the entire state yet.
JIm,
You’re wise not to post your recent #walkingtoworkinDCku here.
Just the hint of a haiku is liable to take this thread on yet another regrettable course.
The joke’s gotten old,
but I’ll keep beating that horse
until I get banned.
*No actual horses were used or harmed in the making of this metaphor.
Keep, o horse-beater
slightlyaboveaverage,
****ing that chicken.
Bad day for: Horses,
Chickens, Pandas, Michael Moore,
Cold coatless bloggers.
So it’s wrong to love a chicken?
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/810930-man-kisses-chicken-on-ny-subway-derided-for-fowl-behaviour
YES!
“Do as I say, not as I… Hey, are you gonna finish that? You’re not just gonna throw that away, are you?”
– Michael Moore,
Health & Fitness Advocate
So if you are Michael Moore spending $10 in Michigan you get a tax refund of $4.20; if you are just some run of the mill Hutt you’re screwed again.
Using Moore’s logic, he should have financed the movie with his own money and took none of the proceeds.