

Eight Weeks. A Paycheck.
Right Now Hot Takes by Jim Rand
S1 Β· E48
Sep 18, 2026
07:41
Episode notes
Florida just turned on Workforce Pell β federal grant money for eight-to-fifteen-week job programs instead of another four-year debt stack. Jim Rand walks through DeSantis's Melbourne announcement, the $43,500 public-campus loan path, Florida's $30-an-hour apprenticeship exits, and Friedman's simple test: does this actually pay?
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