New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
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New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
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Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#2They'll probably just pass a law that states can't do this? Just like many states passed laws against municipal fiber.
Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#3They'll probably just pass a law that states can't do this? Just like many states passed laws against municipal fiber.
I've been told since at least 1980 that small, local government was best. I was given the impression that state level government was probably the optimum level to decide things, cities and counties could go off the rails in various ways.
I haven't see a coherent rationale for reversing course on this doctrine, which was extremely strongly held, and cited a lot.
Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#4That's wild. New Mexico is fairly notorious for having terrible medical and social safety net stuff.
I have a friend that had a daughter that lived there, and had serious mental health issues, and I'd hear nightmare stories about how bad the state was for that.
I have family with similar issues, in New York, and they get an amazing amount of state support.
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#5Childcare is a great way to kick this off - it's politically hard to fight against anything "for the children" and it's not a stretch at all to extend coverage gradually, as people see the benefit and want it elsewhere / just one more year / etc.
Just gotta hope it stays funded enough to avoid descending into a bureaucratic death spiral with months of delays for everything.
Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#6They'll probably just pass a law that states can't do this? Just like many states passed laws against municipal fiber.
There's no big money that wants otherwise. If anything, corporations are all for this.
Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#7They'll probably just pass a law that states can't do this? Just like many states passed laws against municipal fiber.
I've been told since at least 1980 that small, local government was best. I was given the impression that state level government was probably the optimum level to decide things, cities and counties could go off the rails in various ways. I haven't see a coherent rationale for reversing course on this doctrine, which was extremely strongly held, and cited a lot.
There are no principles here, no moral compass, only power. It is important to understand this.
Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#8They'll probably just pass a law that states can't do this? Just like many states passed laws against municipal fiber.
I've been told since at least 1980 that small, local government was best. I was given the impression that state level government was probably the optimum level to decide things, cities and counties could go off the rails in various ways. I haven't see a coherent rationale for reversing course on this doctrine, which was extremely strongly held, and cited a lot.
Best for what purpose?
Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#9Important context here is that New Mexico's state income tax rates are in the "red state" bracket. Notably, they are lower than states like Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Montana.
Re: New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care
#10I'm very unfamiliar with New Mexico (having only been a tourist in Albuquerque and Santa Fe for a few days), but according to U.S. News it ranks 50 out of 50 for education: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education. Given some level of geographic mobility it doesn't seem like a place I would want to raise a child.
Am I mistaken? Thoughts?