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0 pointsbryanlarsen7mo ago0 comments

You'd think the Economist would care more about this study: https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/11/06/...

Showing that subsidized day care pays for itself.

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insane_dreamer7mo ago· 2 in thread

The Economist is a capitalism cheerleader, so no, they would not care for that study.

bryanlarsenOP7mo ago

Yes, that's why I thought they'd cheer it. When the state provides day care, more Moms work and contribute to capitalism more than the cost of the day care.

insane_dreamer7mo ago

Yes, but the state providing day care is "socialism", so ...

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czhu127mo ago

I think the case that they are making is exactly that -- because it is run on the cheap, is what leads to worse outcomes for children.

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