A leading Republican lawmaker in Michigan was hit back hard on Tuesday after he attempted to blame Democrats in power for a tax hike that was passed by Republican predecessors.
State Representative Matt Hall, state representative for Michigan's 42nd District, posted for his followers a local news article which states that "Michigan’s income tax cut won’t be permanent in 2024."
"Lansing Democrats are raising your income taxes on New Year's Day to pay for their wasteful spending," Hall wrote. "You deserve relief from the high costs of living — not higher taxes."
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But his own followers were quick to point out an apparent error about the local parties and their respective responsibilities.
"Oooh, the BIG BAD DEMOCRATS cry comes out again... Hey, Matt, how about we wake up to the fact that the Republican legislature and a Republican governor signed that law?" one commenter said. "Oh, and what are you here for? Don't you have any leadership thoughts or is it all about 'owning the libs'?"
Another user wrote, "Your party put taxes on pensions. People haven’t forgotten that."
Jeff Timmer, the former executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, was unsparing in his criticism of the state lawmaker.
"Fun Fact: The tax law Numbnuts is referring to was passed by a Republican legislature and signed by a Republican governor," Timmer wrote.
A local Democrat also hit back.
"You know better, Matt. Rick Snyder signed this flawed legislation back in 2015 when Republicans had control in Lansing. Democrats are cleaning up the mess," Austin Marsman wrote on Tuesday.
