“The right to work is a fundamentally American idea, and who we should want to associate with as individuals, as workers, and of course as businesses across America.”
ALEC Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams, along with economist Stephen Moore and National Review columnist John Fund, discuss Michigan's economic competitiveness and the national We discussed the educational freedom movement.
Williams pointed to how Michigan's recent repeal of right-to-work provisions will impact job growth.
This is fundamentally how Americans think, and who we want to associate with as individuals, as workers, and of course as businesses across America.
This is critical to economic growth and job creation in right-to-work states. This is a bad deal for Michigan, and unfortunately part of a long series of failures by current Liberal Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Personally, I think this is an audition for a national liberal platform, but it would be disastrous for Michigan.
Williams also discussed the educational freedom movement and how states embrace student school choice.
A magical moment for parent empowerment was when Terry McAuliffe said during a debate with then-candidate Glenn Youngkin that parents should not be involved in their children's education. Everyone was furious at such an idea, and perhaps this was the beginning of a magical moment in educational freedom.
ALEC and the Prosperity and Liberation Committee have been committed to working with state legislators and friendly education reform organizations across the country. Because we believe that, with significant momentum from lawmakers, education freedom will be a reality in 25 states by the end of 2025. situation.
