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DeVos Calls for Complete Overhaul of State Government

The Freep reports that Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, speaking before the Detroit Economic Club, called Tuesday for a "complete overhaul" of state government, saying it stifles job growth with punitive business taxes, environmental regulations and subpar schools.

DeVos said "The answer is not a government program for every problem. The answer is creating a more dynamic Michigan in which people like you are free to invest in themselves, free to solve your own problems and free to create your own opportunities -- free of onerous regulations, free of a heavy tax burden and empowered by a world-class education." DeVos also addressed the issue of shipping Michigan jobs to China.

Read DeVos: State is stifling its growth in the Detroit Free Press

Posted/updated May 24, 2006
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)