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The responses to this ("but no one would be paying premiums/deductibles/co-pays!") are 1) completely accurate and 2) besides the point *politically* in terms of public perception for large chunks of the public.
Here in MI, @GovWhitmer suggested a $0.45 gas tax to #FixTheDamnRoads. She wasn't insisting on that specific funding mechanism; she was just making the point that *IF* you want the damned roads fixed, it'll cost $2.5B/yr, and that's one way of doing it...
...but that the average driver would actually save money on auto repairs/etc. versus the additional gas tax. I happened to support it (it was to be paired w/other tax cuts for the poor), but it went over like a lead-gasoline balloon, even among most Democrats.
For non-Michiganders, it sounds like Abdul El-Sayed's "DARK MONEY! CORRUPT!" attack on @GretchenWhitmer turned out to be a big nothingburger: At least 75% of the $2.2M in question appears to have come from...unions, Dem Clubs and progressive organizations.
@gretchenwhitmer UPDATE: It appears to be more like 90%…and the only Blue Cross Blue Shield connection appears to be a $10,000 individual donation from…her father, who was once President of BCBSMI: detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
@gretchenwhitmer ⚠️ UPDATE: This appears to be the full list of donors to the 527 fund in question. Unless Ajax Paving unfairly wins the #FixTheDamnRoads contract, I’d say it’s a big nothingburger.
PS You know who I *don’t* see listed? Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
PS You know who I *don’t* see listed? Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
