Dick DeVos Business Quotations

The Single Business Tax isn't tax on business, it's a tax on people working everyday.

Forty-nine other states have taxes that survive without the Single Business Tax. There are lots of other ways to get it done.

As a state, we have to engage the global marketplace. There is no alternative, no choice but to go out and win. The antagonists to this position see it as either/or -- either you invest in China or invest in Michigan. Most businesses do both. If your sales increase in any part of the world, the folks back home benefit.

The budget problem we can deal with, but let's get people in Michigan back to work. Having someone who understands the realities of business sitting in the governor's chair would make a big difference.