With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer floating a new business tax incentive proposal just as automakers announce massive layoffs amid their EV transition, it’s time to get honest about what’s working and what’s not.

The same big corporations now cutting jobs are also the largest recipients of Michigan’s MEGA tax credits, which required the companies to retain workers. They are also the same companies that received massive incentives under Michigan's Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund to help them with these “transformational” investments in electric vehicles and bringing more jobs to the state.

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