Schauer rallies seniors on heels of gubernatorial town hall
Democratic nominee for governor Mark Schauer rallied retirees a day after his first, and probably only, public joint appearance with Gov. Rick Snyder. He blasted Snyder's decision to end income tax exemptions for pension income.
Schauer spoke in front of a friendly crowd at a UAW center in Warren.
"No bloc of voters votes more reliably than seniors and retirees," said Schauer. "And I would argue that there is no group who has been more negatively impacted by the policies here in Michigan than retirees and seniors."
Gov. Snyder says the so-called "pension tax" was part of an effort to make the state's tax system more fair. He says he also created a new exemption for all retirees regardless of what kind of retirement plan they have, although that exemption is less generous.