As always scroggs speaks the 'best of all truths'. Government should never be allowed to underwrite nor support private initiatives such as pilot training. The fact that pilot training is expensive serves a good initial hurdle to weed out those who really want to do it and not those looking for something to do in life. Even with poor parents if you really want it enough you can research, plan and then finally one day go out there and get it done.
Public finances shouldn't support the workplace nor it's employees that's a matter between the individual and employer. I think it's grossly naive to think that this silly (yes I said silly) petition could ever be taken seriously.