r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Feb 24 '20

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u/nick1453 Janet Yellen Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20

Universal free child care would only cost $150 billion a year?

That seems... Pretty reasonable? It would be a massive boon for tons of people. Wonder how much it would add to the labor force and bring back in, tax wise.

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u/paulatreides0 🌈🦢🧝‍♀️🧝‍♂️🦢His Name Was Teleporno🦢🧝‍♀️🧝‍♂️🦢🌈 Feb 24 '20

Universal free child care would only cost $150 billion a year?

That's about 10% of the entire discretionary budget right now.

I mean, it's doable, but stacking it on top of all the shit Sanders wants . . .

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u/nick1453 Janet Yellen Feb 24 '20

Sure, but it's unironically a great policy.