Frankly, I - your friendly neighborhood columnist - have election fatigue. I can tell because I hate them all - even the ones I'd likely vote for. But what about you? Got election fatigue yet? Take this week's Heller Poll and tell the … [Read more...]
Heller Poll results: The Tigers win the Series! The Tigers win the Series!
The Detroit Tigers will win the 2016 World Series and go down as one of the best teams in Major League history. OK, maybe just the first part. After taking a quick hit off a balloon filled with optimism, the majority (32 percent) of the 88 people taking this week's poll said … [Read more...]
Heller Poll results: Michigan should mandate a $15 minimum wage
If passion was worth two votes instead of one, those who said Michigan shouldn't follow California's lead and adopt a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2022 would have prevailed in this week's poll. But it isn't, so they didn't. Of 202 votes tallied to date, 45 percent said yes, 38 … [Read more...]
Heller Poll results: Don’t tax the tampon
The results are in and 57 percent of the 165 people voting in this week's poll support the idea behind a bill introduced in Michigan that would exempt tampons from the state sales tax. I was in the majority on this one, which doesn't often happen. My view is similar to a New York … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Should we tax the tampon?
Background: Change.org has started a global online petition to repeal taxes on sanitary products for women. In Michigan, a bill has been introduced to eliminate the tax on tampons. What say you about this? … [Read more...]