Expanding pre-K programs is on congressional Democrats' wish list, but is it always a plus?
As congressional Democrats gear up for a second shot at passing Build Back Better — or at least select parts of it — special attention should be paid to the president’s desire to aggressively subsidize pre-K and child care. And by aggressively, I mean that the president has claimed savings in excess of $10,000 a year for the typical family under his vision for the law.
During last year’s debate over the plan, critics largely focused on the practical aspects of such proposals, including their treatment of religious providers, the staggering costs to the government and the potential that they could increase costs for some families.
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Robert VerBruggen is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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