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In reply to the discussion: Trump picks billionaire Betsy DeVos, school voucher advocate, as Education Secretary [View all]suffragette
(12,232 posts)54. Yes, and to retire, too. Her husband wants to remove pensions.
http://www.mea.org/we-all-need-prepare-public-employees-pension-fight
The fact is the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS) is not broken. It wont bankrupt our state unless, perhaps, antagonists succeed in shutting it down. And the loss of a secure retirement safety net for school employees will only exacerbate teacher shortages already being felt in Michigan.
Rumors of a coming public pension fight had swirled in Lansing since summer, and they were confirmed with a speech in late September by Amway President Doug DeVos who called restructuring of government employee pensions the top goal of the West Michigan Policy Forum.
Thats the same group behind the Legislatures ramrodding of so-called right-to-work legislation in 2012 and corporate tax cuts before then.
In his speech, DeVos said the West Michigan Policy Forums vote to advocate moving public employees to a 401(k)-style retirement system sends a message to all of our elected officials. And we take these (votes) very seriously; we move them forward with all of our might.
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Trump picks billionaire Betsy DeVos, school voucher advocate, as Education Secretary [View all]
suffragette
Nov 2016
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LisaM, Can you provide more onfo about this? Important we all know as much as possible, as scary
suffragette
Nov 2016
#14
Yes, Rhee was awful as well. Thanks for the link. Bad players and bad news for our education
suffragette
Nov 2016
#27
Check out the chart in this article -- OMG, what a shitstorm of conservative craziness.
LuckyLib
Nov 2016
#41
We had a corrupt Seattle Superintendent of schools who pushed a standardized test on the
suffragette
Nov 2016
#23
Exactly. Her father was a founder of the Family Research Council and her husband
suffragette
Nov 2016
#31
This is another revolting development. Holy cow. I feel completely blindsided. nt
Tanuki
Nov 2016
#5
School vouchers are also corporate welfare for the private education industry
jmowreader
Nov 2016
#38
Ack! quelle suprise. His picks are like a "pick the worst person you can think of" bingo card. n/t
Turn CO Blue
Nov 2016
#26
Meet the Super-Wealthy Right-Wingers Working With the Religious Right to Kill Public Education
QED
Nov 2016
#40
I can't see anything positive whatsoever in the appointment of DEVos as Education Secretary.
Little Tich
Nov 2016
#48
Check out Charlie Pierce he just tweeted that she wants to rescind child labor laws.
demgrrrll
Nov 2016
#51