CONGRATULATIONS!
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Monthly MeetingThe Manistee County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm by ZOOM. Program will be a presentation on union apprenticeship programs. Just click this link at the appropriate time: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86839512940?pwd=VWdDMEs0aW1PTmptUjJLVlQ4d2ErQT09 
Officers for Local Executive BoardAt the county Democratic party convention on Saturday, a new slate of county officers and executive ommittee was chosen. Lets welcome them and work support our democratic values.
Mandatory Members of the Manistee County Committee
Slate of Remaining Members of the Manistee County Committee
2021
It’s going to be a great year!!
Governor Whitmer has also made an important executive decision ordering the shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 5. The risk of a major petroleum leak from this 60+ year old pipeline into the Straits of Mackinac certainly justifies this order. The crude oil in Line 5 is also from the Canadian tar sands and is bound for Canadian oil refineries and ultimately Canadian fuel pumps. A small percentage of the total flow through this aged pipeline is extracted to provide a portion of the propane required in the Upper Peninsula. Our Governor has taken leadership action to ensure the supply of propane required for comfort heating will be maintained and propane costs will be regulated and closely monitored to prevent price gouging. Democrats do not want the government's hands in everything -- we just do not trust corporate leaders, who are under pressure to increase profitability and satisfy stockholder demands, to consistently ensure that their products/practices are sustainable, safe, and priced honestly for the consumer. Democrats also believe it is important to hold our elected officials accountable for their actions and the performance of these governmental regulatory agencies that they are responsible to oversee. With reasonable regulations in place, consumers have recourse if they are harmed and companies are liable for medical bills, environmental cleanup, unfair business practices, and keeping their promises. This just seems like common sense when the alternative to government regulation is allowing companies to bring their bottom-line profit motive into the equation at the expense of the common good. Manistee County Democrats believe employers should be required to pay their employees a decent, livable wage. Somehow this is always interpreted as Democrats wanting teen-age burger flippers to be able to afford a penthouse apartment and a Mercedes. We are not advocating socialism where everyone is paid the same. What we mean by the concept of a living wage is that no one should have to work three full-time jobs just to keep their head above water. Restaurant servers should not have to rely on tips. Multibillion-dollar companies like Walmart and Amazon who currently pay little in taxes on their profitable business should not be subsidized by the federal government providing their employees with food stamps. When Henry Ford paid his assembly line workers five dollars per day, enough to enable them to buy one of the Model T’s they were producing, it resulted in explosive sales for Ford and significant economic growth because more money was in the pockets of the consumers who spent it on necessary goods and services. Since 1980 we have been assured by our elected officials that the economic theory of cutting taxes and putting more money in the pockets of the rich and corporations will create more high paying jobs. The “trickle down” theory has not fulfilled that promise even after several federal tax cuts that have only increased the federal budget deficit and the national debt. Manistee County Democrats believe workers should not have to work themselves into the ground just to barely make ends meet, and minimum wage should be enough for someone to work 40 hours a week and be able to put food on the table and a roof over their head |
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