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At 3:22pm on December 2, 2009, Daar Fisher said…: Hi Kathy, Been busy. You? Have we scheduled a presentation for you, yet? If not, please email me at daar.fisher@mifairtax.org and let's set up a presentation for you and your friends, associates, group members.

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At 10:37am on December 31, 2008, Daar Fisher said…: Hi Kathy, I'm the state Internal Communication Director for the Michigan FairTax Assn which works "hand in glove" with goals of the Pickens Plan because by REPLACING the Michigan income tax, families and businesses will have additional disposable monthly income to make energy utilization improvements to their homes, businesses, and transportation.

How will passage of a MI FairTax do this? It will REPLACE the income tax and current sales tax, with a consumption tax (sales tax at point of retail sale). This means that no more state tax will be withheld from Michigan wage-earners' paychecks. What's more, every Michigan resident-family will receive a monthly "prebate" check, in amount based on family size. This will ensure that NO Michigan family will EVEN BEGIN paying the MI FairTax on goods / services unless, or until, they exceed poverty-level spending.

Under the FairTax plan, points of collection are reduced to retailers many of whom are already collecting sales tax. Because service providers must account for income tax withholding and compliance costs, their prices carry a hidden tax which will become visible under the MI FairTax. (The MI FairTax EXCLUDES business-to-business purchases as this would, again, hide the cost of taxation in prices.)

Because of the prebate to ALL Michigan-resident households, the MI FairTax rate would effectively be 0% on all monthly family spending to the poverty level; thereafter it's 9.75%. The average effective rate will be around 5.5% (see p.2 of pdf brochure).

(Even the simple act of forwarding this message to a Michigan friend, or two, is a powerful economic move to bring Michigan roaring back!) Please join our email list to learn how you can help advance the Michigan FairTax and facilitate Pickens Plan goals!

At 8:07am on December 25, 2008, Home Wind Turbine said…: Merry Christmas Kathy,
This year I have helped so many members learn about personal home energy plans. It's all about power use, conservation, and home power generation, things I have been doing at my residence to lower my energy costs. Send me a friend request a to add me Kathy, I'd be honored to have you as a friend here.

BTW, Michigan: I just posted an article on my page about Home Wind Systems in Michigan. Your state's representatives, governor, and public utility commission officials are not in your corner with this "soft policy" on Net Metering. Instead they have the tables turned against green power for businesses and homeowners. You should read that article, important.

At 4:33am on October 29, 2008, Home Wind Turbine said…: .
Hello Kathy, These new roof mounting residential wind turbine kits are shipping now. They are sleek, attractive, and well designed. These are actually a home appliance on the roof, much like an antennae or satellite dish. They are as easy to install as other home appliances, like dishwasher, home theatre, etc. It's a nice clean way for you to begin your Personal Energy Plan. These systems are inexpensive, easy to install, scaleable.

Your Wind blows stronger in winter, Your Sun shines stronger in summer. This hybrid wind/solar system combines these cycles to give a more even flow of energy year round. This homeowner sized wind/solar system provides free power for your home. Many customers have found it easy to become customer/dealers of our kits. Customers can become a dealer with no further investment, they see quickly how people are easy to get interested.

I have used the same systems save money on my electricity costs from day one and Kathy, you can too. Your local wind resources are so good in Michigan. Check these windmaps and see can you pinpoint what number your area is in. Zone 2 is OK, anything over 2 is (very) good. First double check your wind resources from the map and links below.

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At 5:21pm on September 23, 2008, Sheila Piesko said…: It would be great to meet with you. How is 7:00 p.m.? I will print out the brochures for you to review, ahead of time. We can figure out how best to present the information, and what other "supplies" I need to bring. Thanks so much for your time. I look forward to meeting you! If 7 does not work, let me know what does. My cell number is 810-333-0598.

At 5:56pm on September 18, 2008, Sheila Piesko said…: Wednesday is my only opportunity to meet next week. Depending on the time of day everyone is available to meet, and from where they will be driving, I'd think a quiet Big Boy's might work for meeting. There is one in Grand Blanc that I know, which is on the corner of S. Saginaw and Grand Blanc Rd. That is just one thought - I am open.

At 9:09pm on September 15, 2008, Sheila Piesko said…: Kathy, I received a few .pdf brochures from Pickens' community relations manager. I will get some printed up for the booth. My associate is not able to staff the booth with me. Is there anyone else who will be there? What else do I need to bring?

At 11:14am on September 10, 2008, CMontie said…: Hi Kathy, you are on nextmi.com website under events. Good Luck!

At 8:44pm on September 9, 2008, Sheila Piesko said…: Sounds great on the Flint Journal! Nice work lady! I have emailed Pickens requesting marketing collateral, and I will call them later this week. I also have another person who is going to join me at the booth to help talk to people and provide information.

At 5:16pm on September 4, 2008, Scott DeSilva said…: Kathey,
I will talk to a company in Flint that is starting a wind energy company. Also Melissa from the Flint news paper sent us an e-mail. Thanks please e-mail me to work together on this. Can we put a link to green jobs on Renewmich.com site? scottdesilva1671@yahoo.com

At 11:34am on September 4, 2008, Scott DeSilva said…: Kathy,

You should contact this new wind energy company in Grand Blanc, I would love to come and talk about wind energy on the 27th, but I am out of town alot. This is a new company and may be looking for people. For more information, contact Karl Morgan Kaufman, founder of 21st Century Green Solutions, LLC, 1180 Hollyhock Dr., Grand Blanc, MI 48439, (810) 241-5240 or karl.kaufman@sbcglobal.net, or www.21stCenturyGreenSolutions.com.

At 8:17am on September 4, 2008, CMontie said…: I will talk with my associates. You can also go to the website and ask to be put on it by emailing on"contact us" part.

At 6:53am on September 4, 2008, CMontie said…: Hi Kathy,
I am passing the word about your bootth. We are also in Flint and are trying to make a difference. check out www.nextmi.com
It is so exciting to know that local neighbors are on the same page about moving forward.

At 8:14pm on August 27, 2008, Sheila Piesko said…: I can work on it. I'll contact Pickens' media group and see what they have. It is also fairly easy to create posters from the web site material, with the help of kinko's. I will start to work on that too, I will need to know as much as possible about the "booth" itself. Does it have tables, chairs, and/or electrical power? If there is power we might want to consider bringing a device on which we can play the videos that are on Pickens Plan's main site. Scott, if you are reading this please drop me a note and let me know where you are at, and some thoughts on how we can best work together for the event. Thanks!!

At 8:14am on August 27, 2008, Sheila Piesko said…: I will request my schedule to accomodate the morning shift. Do we have ready-made display[s], brochures, etc.? If not, maybe we can request some materials from Pickens Plan HQ? What do you think?

At 7:50am on August 25, 2008, Scott DeSilva said…: I do know people who could help with this. We could work on this together. The problom is that most states are beating us in wind jobs, we need to change this. Have you been to www.renewmich.com. We are working to bring more wind jobs to Michigan? We need help in the Flint area.

At 6:54pm on August 24, 2008, Sheila Piesko said…: I am going to request that day off, which should be ok, so I can cover some time at the booth. I'll know my schedule for planning/prep time by close of business 08/29, I believe [may be switching jobs]. What are the best times for your availability?

At 5:14pm on August 24, 2008, Kathy said…: http://events.greenjobsnow.com/greenforall/events/show/5892
Flint's green jobs now even site

At 6:49pm on August 21, 2008, Nancy Stine said…: I will see if I can make it. I don't drive inside the city of Flint - but I would love to become involved.
To a Greener Tomorrow!
Nancy