They even lie like morons!-----MEDC spent $31k to send 5 employees to Middle East in December

‘No taxpayer dollars are used,’ says state’s quasi-official subsidy organization - mcclallen

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation spent $31,862 to send five employees to the Middle East in December...
“Last week, five Michigan businesses traveled to the Middle East to explore new opportunities and build global partnerships that drive growth back home,” the MEDC posted on LinkedIn in January...
The trip wasn’t funded by taxpayers, Danielle Emerson, MEDC public relations manager, told CapCon in an email...
“The companies who come on these trips pay their own way, and no taxpayer dollars are used. The expenses you reference cover hotel, transportation, and food for the five MEDC staff who went on the trip and were also not supported by taxpayer dollars. Rather, they come out of the MEDC corporate budget...