Editorial: Sales tax holiday is pointless pandering

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a back-to-school supply tax “holiday” that wouldn’t actually give money back to residents anytime soon, despite the promises she claims.

The governor vetoed several tax-cut plans this year that would have provided more relief for Michigan families suffering from record-high inflation and rising tuition and energy costs. Were she serious about giving money back to residents, she would have worked with the Republican-led Legislature sooner.

She argued those vetoes were because the surplus in Lansing couldn't cover what the tax cut proposals would take from the state’s revenue.