How do you solve a problem like the economy?
Let moms handle it!
A group of women in Michigan — armed with “mom intuition” — joined forces to creatively tackle the state’s pressing money woes. Without raising taxes or cutting back on education, they helped the state save $1.09 billion, by such measures as ending the state fair, closing several prison camps and reducing revenue-sharing payments to local governments. Find out how they did it:
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I love the initiative the women took along with their innovation. I wonder what would happen if more of our large financial problems got a completely outside opinion about which items should be cut.