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Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for low-income families after voters approved a historic property tax increasein 2022. The referendum raised the budget of the program seven-fold — from $3 million to $21 million a year for 20 years. Because Louisiana’s early childhood fund matches money raised locally for child care, the city gets an additional $21 million to help families find care.
New Orleans is part of a growing trend of communities passing ballot measures to expand access to child care. In Whatcom County, Washington, a property tax increase added $10 million for child care and children’s mental health to the county’s annual budget. A marijuana sales tax approved last year by voters in Anchorage, Alaska, will generate more than $5 million for early childhood programs.
The state of Texas has taken a somewhat different tack. In November, voters approved a state constitutional amendment that allows tax relief for qualifying child care providers. Under this provision, cities and counties can choose to exempt a child care center from paying all or some of its property taxes. Dallas was among the first city-and-county combo in Texas to provide the tax break.
Cue the people saying, “why should I have to pay this tax when I don’t have children?”
And not just Republicans either.
“It gives the parents an opportunity to have kids in a society that otherwise puts emphasis on employment first, and family second… and we’ll need some of those kids to take care of you and wipe yo’ ass at the retirement home when you’ll be older.”
Who do they think will take care of them when they can’t function anymore? Do they really want a bunch of younger people who hate their guts?
They think they can say “look at all I did for you and be grateful” just like Boomers do today.
They’ll hust do what my racist grandpa did and marry a Philippino woman he met online and move her to the country to care for him since all his children hated his guts.
Why should my Tax Dollars go to OTHER PEOPLE’S KIDS when there’s perfectly fine BILLIONAIRES who can use it to buy a new Yacht instead?
-Republicans trying to Save The Children!
And then complaining that Americans (only certain ones of course) are not having enough children.
Better nose pickers than death squads I suppose
Same people who complain of high property taxes but consistently vote “No” when the request for multifamily housing is proposed
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The people who make poor decisions impact you. They and their kids exist in your community. If you go to a store, do you want the cashier to know how to count? Do you want the person taking your order at a restaurant to know how to write?
More importantly, jobs are the best way to stop crime. Way better than police. Education is the best way to get people better jobs. Early childhood day care and kindergarten is the best education, as it starts children off early.
I can’t connect the dots any clearer for you. If you need help understanding this, maybe you could have benefitted from early childhood education yourself.