Posted on 04/29/2020 4:12:53 PM PDT by Libloather
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday a plan to provide free college tuition for people working on the frontlines during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Whitmer's "Futures for Frontliners" plan will provide those working on the frontlines - including hospital staff, grocery workers, and child care providers - with the opportunity to get either a college or a technical degree on the state's dime, if they do not already have one.
"The Futures for Frontliners program is our way of saying 'thank you' to those who have risked their lives on the frontlines of this crisis. This program will ensure tuition-free college opportunities and give these dedicated Michiganders an opportunity to earn a technical certificate, associate degree or even a bachelor's degree," the governor stated in a press release.
**SNIP**
Whitmer echoed Peters' sentiments in her press release Wednesday, stating that ""No Michigander should have to worry about how to feed their family or pay rent during a crisis. And no Michigander should be scared to go to work."
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Stop. Please stop the first responder lionization. There is no money. Stop spending our money.
Am I the only one around here getting tired of the word “frontline”?
With what money? Surely they will be in line begging the feds for some. Nope. Hold firm Trump
No farmers. Guess eating is not essential. No, this is not a great idea. Pay for all of them or none of them.
I wonder if all of the ‘frontline heroes’ also belong to unions?
Cloward-Piven....state level.
It’s bogus. They are bagging groceries because it’s not the zombie apocalypse the media is making it out to be.
...and what about so many veterans that were on the frontlines? Or parents who stay home?
No...you are not the only one.
Trying to buy forgiveness?
Americans are so used to handouts, to get any political effect at all, politicians have to constantly come up with new heroic and victim groups, new benefits, and new crisis in which to announce them.
Its not on “the state’s” dime
Its on the dime of the state’s taxpayers!
1) Face 2) Words 3) Deeds
The most EVIL governor in the history of my state...creating victims, divisions, entitled and DEBT. Their is no end to the machinations of PSYCHOPATHS.
Labyrinth of the Psychopath - Thomas Sheridan
Beyond Conscience - Robert Hare
Inside the Criminal Mind - Stanton Samenow
Good God, she actually compared 6 or 8 weeks of long hours in healthcare to the soldiers who spent YEARS in combat missions who eventually got a college education through the GI Bill!
That is staggeringly stupid and insulting to all veterans everywhere.
We are going to make Venezuela look like a socialist paradise in a couple of years.
yes
all democrats know how to do is balkanize people and create groups in order to exploit and pit them against each other
...and “essential workers” should be stricken also.
The libtards show the depth of their ignorance when they say shiite like this.
Showing their ignorance yes, but also their contempt for the military.
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