Ah. Life was so much simpler back in the day when the Michigan economy revolved around growing trees; then chopping them down and then growing them again. In the logging business there was never a debate about how the trees were polluting the air. They actually made it healthier.
Then along came a man named Ford who changed everything in the economy. Some for the better. Some not so much.
As the state’s welfare became more and more linked to the auto industry, the state government was the beneficiary of that in good times. But all you have to recall is 2008 when then Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the legislature faced a huge recession, linked to the autos being on the ropes. And there in a nutshell was the seemingly never ending roller coaster ride for state officials.
