Governor Whitmer has been coming up with these creative ways to use the surplus money, the most recent idea is to start paying people to come to work since the pandemic is over.
This may sound like a tease to some but, others may be convinced depending on the amount of money is being offered.
This has not been set in stone because the democrats and republicans are starting to negotiate on how the money should be spent, but only time will tell.
In an article from Fox 2 News called "Whitmer's plan to pay people to return to work - is it a needed jolt or a bribe?" by Hilary Golston and David Komer elaborated on the debate.
Hilary Golston and David Komer stated "Her plan would set aside hundreds of millions to encourage businesses to increase wages by offering grants to cover the difference between current wages and $15 an hour.
Republicans don’t agree, calling into question Whitmer's plan to pay a bonus of $300 a week to some workers to get back on the job.
"Is it fair to pay those people essentially a bribe, to get back into the workforce? I don't know," said Rep. Beau LaFave (R-Iron Mountain). "I think that may be unfair to those who chose to get back to work months ago."
Is it a bribe or is it motivation to get people to come back to work? A lot of people have gotten used to the idea of working from home and being able to spend more time with their families.
Will it be harder to get people back into the office?
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