LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 28, 2000 -'7 *Engler signs Otxcut into law LANSING (AP) - Michigan's individual income tax rate will drop two-tenths of a percent this year now that Gov. John Engler has signed an income tax cut into law. The drop is expected to save a fami- of four making $50,000 about $80 to $100 next year. The state already has a law reducing the income tax rate from 4.3 percent this year to 3.9 percent in 2004. The new law, which Engler signed yester- day, doubles the size of this year's cut, saving taxpayers $134.7 million this fiscal year. Democrats had complained when °Oe tax cut passed the Legislature that it would make more sense to freeze the income tax rate at 4.3 percent - a drop of 0.1 of a percent over last year - and increase personal exemptions instead. Such a plan would benefit poor and middle income families more than a rate cut, Democrats argued. Panel discusses relations among various 'U' ethnic, cultural group.p Gov. John Engler signs an income tax rate cut into law in his Lansing office, yesterday. To the left is state Sen. Philip Hoffman (R- Horton) and State Sen. Sh Johnson (R-Royal Oak) who sponsored the legislation. a PAN E L Continued from Page 1. Masanori Tokumoto, public relations chair of the Japanese Student Association, said when he came to the University "the International Center was helpful, but (the students) here weren't very friendly or open." Indian Student Association President Manish Chopra said "there isn't an inherent initiative for-students to talk with students outside their cultural group. It's as though international students are on one side and American students are on the other, and the immediate response is to look for some one in the same situation," Chopra said. Singapore Student Association President Woon AP PHOTO Soon Keat agreed and said that easiest thing for stu- dents to do when arriving at the University was to clump together. "I didn't feel very welcome in the residence halls, vings of so I was prompted to step outside and find comfort with people from my region and culture," Keat said. edit for "It's also difficult to persuade people of the benefits illion in of cross-cultural interaction when they are in their early g S12.4 twenties," Keat said. "ISN can gel the leaders of these cultural organizations so that they will work together," depen- Keat said. med on Panel members agreed that the students must decide to take the initiative to learn about other cul- ected to million d s94.9 READ THE DAILY FOR YOUR rts Oct. es. LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL A cuts in dress. "Even though the Universiy is diverse, the cultures don't interact" - Ijeoma Nnodirr LSA sophomore tures. Sophomore Ijeoma Nnodim, an executive board men- of the Aflican Student Association, said that students are non t- ested in learning about other cultures, resulting in ignorance 7 "Even though the University is diverse, the cultures don't interact," Nnodim said. "A typical American student has an idea of a country from what they've read or seen on TV and when they moot an international student from that country they come with a certain impression,' Nnodim said. The panelists agreed that there is a need and a desire by members of their organizations to interact with peofLe of other cultures. Tokumoto said, "It's a great thing to have internaon- al cultural events, but I feel that American students are afraid to attend." "It's not going to be a Utopia immediately, but ittif to start somewhere," Nnodim said. But Engler said it was more impor- tant to reduce the tax rate. "Michigan's reputation as the lead- ing tax-cutting state is secure once again," he said after signing the bill and four others aimed at reducing taxes for families, the disabled and small businesses. The other new laws will: Create a $600 income tax exemp- tion for all children through age 18. The state grants an exemption of $600 for children age I to 6 and S300 for children age 7 to 12. Savings are esti- mated at S20.3 million this fiscal year. N Increase the homestead property tax credit for the disabled, a sav $4.8 million annually. Raise the investment tax cr businesses with less than $5 mi adjusted gross receipts, saving million this fiscal year. Expand the definition of dent to include dependents clai federal tax forms. 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