One thing you won't see in DeVos ads

DeVos Proposes More Drastic Cuts to Public Education DeVos’ proposal cuts $202 million in education finding, but says cuts “hardly lost” LANSING- Gongwer News Service reported today the GOP gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos’ agriculture proposal to dramatically reduce Michigan's farmland property taxes would cost Michigan public schools $202 million in education funding. This is DeVos’ latest proposal to significantly cut education funding in Michigan. DeVos’ has also proposed cutting the gas tax and eliminating the Single Business tax, both forcing hundreds of million of dollars in cuts to the education budget. Gongwer also reported that DeVos referred to his latest $200 million cut as a drop in the bucket and even said the cuts would be "hardly lost in the rounding."www.michigandems.com/Gongwer.html “First Dick DeVos protects wealthy corporations, then he sides with Big Oil and now he again wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in education funding. Every chance DeVos gets he chooses his corporate executive friends over the education of the state’s children. Only an out-of-touch Amway billionaire would consider a $200 million cut in education ‘hardly lost in rounding,’” said Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer. “DeVos’ economic proposals continue to cost the state more and more and are approaching nearly $1 billion, but unfortunately Big Oil is saving money and Michigan’s kids are the only ones paying.”On gasoline prices, DeVos ignores the oil companies record profits and instead proposes suspending the 6% state sales tax on gas once the price hits $1.95 per gallon. The Detroit Free Press May 14, 2006 editorial stated that DeVos’ plan, “would save drivers about $1 per fill-up, while wiping out an estimated $285 million that goes to public schools, local police and fire services and mass transit. Incredibly, DeVos reportedly called the revenue loss inconsequential.” http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060514/OPINION01/605140562/1068/OPINION DeVos’ proposal to eliminate the Single Business Tax would create a loss of nearly $2 billion in state revenue and will cost Michigan families an additional $800/year or force drastic cuts in public education.. On April 12, 2006, the Associated Press reported that DeVos said he might not offer up a replacement for the tax until after the election.http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14322561.htm DeVos led the unsuccessful 2000 campaign for school vouchers. DeVos’ voucher proposal would have dramatically cut funding to local public schools, resulting in fewer teachers and more overcrowded classrooms. Michigan voters soundly rejected DeVos’ voucher proposal 2 to 1.