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Ken Maunder - Saturday, February 13, 2010   We all love ATV's Rate this idea:   Current Rating: 3.2 (143 votes cast) Make it legal to use ATV's responsibly on the edge of the roadway. We lose so much tourism because we act like a butthole to our guests. Let's let people who act responsibly do more of what they like, so long as it doesn't interfere or injure others. This goes for golf carts, mopeds, atv's, segways, go carts, and anything else. Make the law that you can't go over 25 mph, you must stay on the roads edge, and have a headlight and tail light on.

Ken Maunder - Saturday, February 13, 2010   Dumb down our teachers Rate this idea:   Current Rating: 2.9 (138 votes cast) Teachers are forced to continue their education throughout their career or they will lose their accreditation as a teacher. This means that most teachers with over 10 years experience teaching are going to have earned a masters degree. This increases their pay scale significantly. Here is a Truth. Teachers do not need continuing education to teach children high school or lower subjects. By forcing teachers into continuing their education, the only way the teachers are reimbursed is to obtain a higher degree. This leads to much higher teaching wages. Most teachers don't want this and it is a huge burden and distraction from their job, but no one wants to talk about this problem. Because these highly educated teachers cost so much more, we must toss out veteran teachers to replace them with less educated and less experienced ones. Let's end the mandatory continuing education.

Ken Maunder - Saturday, February 13, 2010   No helmets required for out of state motorcyclists Rate this idea:   Current Rating: 3.0 (102 votes cast) Why do we require motorcyclists from other states to wear helmets if they choose to visit? Michigan has some of the prettiest scenery in the nation, but no one visits us because of the helmet laws. We lose millions of dollars in tourism every year because of this law. Let's make it easier to enjoy Michigan. No helmets required for out of state tags.

Thomas Miscovich - Tuesday, February 09, 2010   WORKING OPPORTUNITIES Rate this idea:   Current Rating: 3.0 (148 votes cast) Take the odd jobs, the slow running replacement parts, service jobs, high volume parts taking too much room for newer work and any type of work that requires a new home and place this work in all the smaller communities in Michigan. These communities appreciate the growth and the ability to provide jobs for their citizens. This type of work also offers educational benefits for all concerned. There is no need to send this type of work to China, India, or even out of state. Our labor rate may be higher, but Michiganders are very efficient and they speak and understand the English language. Our transportation costs are also substantially less than sending work back and forth overseas. Furthermore, work staying in the state can me monitored immediatedly for quality and critical delivery. One of Michigan's entrepreneur, provided such a program. This opportunity allowed the employment of thousands of individuals in the thumb area of Michigan. The program ran for more than twenty-five years and this type of venture would be a welcome asset for Michigan.

Nicholas Maloof - Saturday, February 06, 2010   No Business Taxes Rate this idea:   Current Rating: 3.1 (153 votes cast) Michigan needs to not only compete with other states, but make itself more attractive than other states. Michigan is currently its own worst enemy - we have high labor costs, high taxes and lots of government red tape to get anything accomplished (...try permitting a new factory or developing real estate and you will understand). If business taxes were eliminated across the board, it would make Michigan a very friendly and attractive state in which to conduct business and would likely attract many new companies due to our educated workforce and low overall real estate costs. Streamlining the permitting processes also should be done concurrently. In the short run, state government tax revenue would fall, but in the long run it would be more than replaced by the increase in sales taxes and personal income taxes paid by the new and expanding businesses and their employees.