Included in gubernatorial hopeful Dick DeVos' "Michigan Turnaround Plan" is an increase in funding for secondary and higher education. He wants to create a "governor's bureaucracy override" to permit faster decisions, eliminate income taxes for families making under $14,000 per year, start merit pay for public schoolteachers, consider per-pupil funding for universities and community colleges and to phase out state welfare benefits after four years. DeVos also seeks to eliminate Granholm's Cool Cities program. This move would redirect $4 million in grant funds to improve the image of the state to prevent college grads from fleeing Michigan.