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suffragette

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54. Yes, and to retire, too. Her husband wants to remove pensions.
Thu Nov 24, 2016, 04:21 PM
Nov 2016

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 won’t 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.

That’s the same group behind the Legislature’s 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 Forum’s 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.”

Absolutely devastating. LisaM Nov 2016 #1
LisaM, Can you provide more onfo about this? Important we all know as much as possible, as scary suffragette Nov 2016 #14
Sure. LisaM Nov 2016 #25
Yes, Rhee was awful as well. Thanks for the link. Bad players and bad news for our education suffragette Nov 2016 #27
Rhee Was Too Smart to Get Involved McKim Nov 2016 #45
from Mother Jones BainsBane Nov 2016 #32
Check out the chart in this article -- OMG, what a shitstorm of conservative craziness. LuckyLib Nov 2016 #41
Here's a bit more on her family (I also posted this in GD) LisaM Nov 2016 #39
Making Christ Great Again. Coyotl Nov 2016 #15
Scamway family...... llmart Nov 2016 #33
Horrible, yes, but I'm not surprised! ananda Nov 2016 #37
'DeVoss brother is Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater.' elleng Nov 2016 #2
Speaks volumes, doesn't it? Scary times, for sure. suffragette Nov 2016 #16
Great progressoid Nov 2016 #35
Trump loves torture. yardwork Nov 2016 #43
Gotta love that Amway money. eggplant Nov 2016 #3
We had a corrupt Seattle Superintendent of schools who pushed a standardized test on the suffragette Nov 2016 #23
Good news. HassleCat Nov 2016 #4
Very very great. moondust Nov 2016 #21
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
Everyday DK504 Nov 2016 #11
So do I. I am physically sick to my stomach most days. smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #55
Let's see how Betsy reacts when she isn't getting info she paid for underpants Nov 2016 #6
I imagine the info will all be spun as data that shows 'improvement." suffragette Nov 2016 #24
Another depressing reminder... William Seger Nov 2016 #7
They just want to tweak Bush's "Leave No Child Behind" policy tclambert Nov 2016 #8
Amway in the White House. TwilightZone Nov 2016 #9
The War on Public Education dbackjon Nov 2016 #10
In part, but the golden goose Cosmocat Nov 2016 #20
This, 1000 times DeminPennswoods Nov 2016 #52
K&R Solly Mack Nov 2016 #12
School vouchers are another tax cut for the wealthy world wide wally Nov 2016 #13
Public funding for Jesus indoctrination academies. Coyotl Nov 2016 #18
School vouchers are also corporate welfare for the private education industry jmowreader Nov 2016 #38
"DeVoss brother is Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater..." Achilleaze Nov 2016 #17
I feel sick, again. Borchkins Nov 2016 #19
They now are going to break the piggybank Cosmocat Nov 2016 #22
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
What happened to Trump's pledge to help inner cities bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #28
What better way to create more of those trump-supporting "poorly educated" eissa Nov 2016 #29
What was that about pay to play there Donald? ET Awful Nov 2016 #30
Ever have a poor soul scamster try to rope you into Amway? FairWinds Nov 2016 #34
Politicized and Religionized Secretary of Education bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #36
Meet the Super-Wealthy Right-Wingers Working With the Religious Right to Kill Public Education QED Nov 2016 #40
She can turn the schools into Turbineguy Nov 2016 #42
Virulently homophobic. One of the biggest finders of anti-gay groups. yardwork Nov 2016 #44
DeVos and Mackinac Center for Public Policy Mc Mike Nov 2016 #46
Living in DeVos land, Michigan, I can say for certain elmac Nov 2016 #47
I can't see anything positive whatsoever in the appointment of DEVos as Education Secretary. Little Tich Nov 2016 #48
Hope the Dems can shoot this down with a filibuster. duffyduff Nov 2016 #49
If she has her way only the wealthy can afford school Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #50
Yes, and to retire, too. Her husband wants to remove pensions. suffragette Nov 2016 #54
Check out Charlie Pierce he just tweeted that she wants to rescind child labor laws. demgrrrll Nov 2016 #51
Here's the problem DeminPennswoods Nov 2016 #53
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