This bill boosts the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit. This is a “refund” for those not paying taxes because of low reported incomes. It also repeals Michigan’s pension tax for government employees only. Rather than reward all seniors, it only rewards government employees, who have lucrative state pensions, with tax-free income, while leaving those who work in the private sector behind.
Sen. Nesbitt’s Statement: “We should provide relief to all seniors, not just a select few.”
Senate bill 3 also sought to increase the EITC.
Nesbitt voted against both.