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yeah, for sure. The biggest special interest being the real estate industry. Followed by the tax shelter packagers and other assorted demagogues. [will, this wasn't addressed to you]

Will, why should the govt choose which programs are available? why should it spend money to help people do stuff when you can just as easily let people have the money themselves and let them help themselves the best way they can, rather than have the govt choose what they should do? All you do by creating govt programs is create a class of entrenched bureaucrats. If someone wants retraining he can get it - there's no reason for the govt to give it to him.