A think tank funded by one of Ron DeSantis’ biggest donors and a lobbying group for chain restaurants want to get 16- and 17-year-old high schoolers working full-time in Florida.
Frankly a little surprised that more people aren't speaking up about this. Jason, it was a great presentation on the facts. No need to wonder if this passes with the amount of public comment suppression. I have to think that Florida has some of the dumbest people in the country. They have kept the Republicans in power for 25 years. The destruction is fully documented but they seem to like getting spanked by the rules of Tallahassee.
It's the Republican wish list, decimate public education, water down proficiency requirements for 3rd graders and HS seniors. Then with Johnny failing out by the 10th grade, Florida's low wage cesspool of employers will entice them with 40 work weeks. Sure, some want to make money but Florida is raising the least educated bunch in a great while. Republicans will send kids back to the early 1900's and all of the bad things that were done to kids then will resurface today. Good luck with that....
The Florida GOP is forcing workers to make bricks with straw now. Shoddy pay, shoddy work.
I wrote a Letter to the Editor that ran in today's Sun Sentinel discussing this Republican ploy. Many thanks to Jason for unearthing this nonsense.
Frankly a little surprised that more people aren't speaking up about this. Jason, it was a great presentation on the facts. No need to wonder if this passes with the amount of public comment suppression. I have to think that Florida has some of the dumbest people in the country. They have kept the Republicans in power for 25 years. The destruction is fully documented but they seem to like getting spanked by the rules of Tallahassee.
It's the Republican wish list, decimate public education, water down proficiency requirements for 3rd graders and HS seniors. Then with Johnny failing out by the 10th grade, Florida's low wage cesspool of employers will entice them with 40 work weeks. Sure, some want to make money but Florida is raising the least educated bunch in a great while. Republicans will send kids back to the early 1900's and all of the bad things that were done to kids then will resurface today. Good luck with that....
Grrr.