Here at the Michigan League for Public Policy, we believe that strong investments in education will not only benefit our state’s kids but also make Michigan a better place to live, work and raise a family for everyone. That is why the Invest in MI Kids ballot initiative is so important.

The initiative proposes a tax surcharge of 5% on wealthy households — single filers making more than $500,000 and joint filers making more than $1 million — that would effectively raise over $1.5 billion annually for Michigan’s schools. Only the most affluent Michigan taxpayers, accounting for .5% of all of the state’s taxpayers or 18,300 filers, would pay the surcharge, and, despite what some opponents of the initiative have said, it is not a business tax.

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