Does it really serve the people of Michigan well for our Governor to call for a "No Meat" Day? What message does this send to tone of the few industries in the state that have maintained modest growth for the last 10 years? What message does this send to one of the biggest elements of our recreation and tourism industry....hunting and fishing? Suporting and educatiing "healthy eating and personal responsibility" is one thing.......but to call for a No Meat day........it just seems there are probably a lot more pressing issues to focus on. Additionally, what possible benefit is there in doing anything that would cause pause for future investment in agriculture? Cause pause equals "uncertaintly".
As we have been saying all along, the biggest deterrent to capital deployment is "uncertainty". And the result of hesitant or restricted capital deployment is FEWER JOBS! Under the current circumstances, each and every action being considered within our government needs to first be tested against the question of "how might this impact capital deployment and JOBS?". We have to work fervently and diligently to keep this absolutely top of mind. With actions like these.......all this does is add to the "cloud of uncertainty" the outside world sees Michigan operating under. It has to stop.