BAY CITY -- Mike Cox is in his second term as Michigan’s 52nd Attorney General. Now he is running for governor on executive experience, and defending the little guy. “I have worked very successfully in state government looking out for the little guy; working men and women of Michigan. I’ll do that as governor,” he added.
Cox has made consumer protection a priority and has fought fraud in state health care spending. Now his office is involved in a legal challenge to the reform law signed into law by President Barack Obama, and will not stop there if elected governor.
“The reality is we need to create health savings accounts, have more competition in Michigan, and no monopolies like Blue Cross. We’ll have greater access and more affordability and we won’t be violating the Constitution and folks in the Tri-Cities area will be better able to get jobs,” he said.
Most candidates see jobs as the biggest issue in this election. Cox said more jobs can be created with lower tax rates. He supports cutting the Michigan Business Tax by 50 percent, as well as a $2 billion tax cut.
“What keeps jobs in and what attracts jobs is a low tax rate,” he said.
Cox is running against U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland); Businessman Rick Snyder; Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard; and State Sen. Tom George (R-Kalamazoo).
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