A lot of people are uneasy about Governor Rick Snyders proposal to cut aid to education at all levels in order to balance the budget and give business a huge tax break. Even some of those in favor of cutting business taxes have problems with this. They reason that no matter what happens, there arent going to be any jobs in the future for unskilled, undereducated workers -- and certainly not any good-paying ones. Our young adults are undereducated as it is, and cutting education wont help. So yesterday, we were alerted that the Michigan Senate Democrats were going to offer an alternate proposal . I was very interested to see what it would be. And frankly, I was hoping it would be an alternative I could support. Thats because I am convinced that better education and training, more than anything else, is the key to Michigans future. Well, I couldnt have been more disappointed in the Democrats -- or in Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer , a charismatic and intelligent figure who may
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