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We need a new definition of green jobs, in particular, one that matches the goals of the current movement for a #GreenNewDeal. A THREAD 1/
When you look at green jobs literature, and listen to activists and politicians talk about the sector, you’ll hear a range of ideas about what green jobs are. If we are going to create millions of them, we should know what we’re talking about. 2/
According to the BLS, a green job is specifically related to improving the environment. But the #GreenNewDeal is about improving peoples’ LIVES. It’s no longer practical or theoretically cogent (or inspiring!) to separate a sustainable environment from a sust society/economy. 3/
Like a lot of working parents, I struggled to find good, affordable child care. Nobody should have to feel like they’re failing their kids. That’s why @RepDebHaaland & I have a plan – AND a bill – for #UniversalChildCare for every child in America.
@RepDebHaaland My new #UniversalChildCare bill with @RepDebHaaland would:
✔️ Guarantee high-quality child care options for every family
✔️ Make child care free for millions & affordable for every family
✔️ Invest in child care workers
✔️ Provide universal pre-K education
✔️ Guarantee high-quality child care options for every family
✔️ Make child care free for millions & affordable for every family
✔️ Invest in child care workers
✔️ Provide universal pre-K education
Massachusetts families pay an average of $20k/yr for infant center care – more than the cost of in-state public tuition at UMass. My #UniversalChildCare bill would help 100k low-income kids in MA & thousands more above the poverty line.
@HughesShera @billy_peacock @ewarren Childless citizens will end up paying for it one way or another - either proactively with #universalchildcare or to cover the loss that comes from its absence - decreased productivity & economic (& tax) contributions of the parents probably covers it alone, but there’s also the
@HughesShera @billy_peacock @ewarren collateral effects on the children who grow up without adequate childcare bc both their parents have to work to make ends meet - the likelihood of their success in school falls, the rate of criminality rises (so you pay by being less safe + $$ for the Justice & prison system) &
@HughesShera @billy_peacock @ewarren you lose out on these children reaching their full potential to contribute with innovation, skills, productivity & economic contributions. Health costs increase as well as the rate of financial stability declines.
When my kids were little, I struggled to find good, reliable, and affordable child care. It felt like an impossible task then – and it still is for many families. That’s why I’m proposing a new plan for #UniversalChildCare.
My plan for #UniversalChildCare would build off the success of Head Start to create a network of high-quality child care options. Federal funding would guarantee every family has access to high-quality, affordable care for kids from birth to kindergarten.
In many states, child care is more expensive than in-state college tuition. Under my plan for #UniversalChildCare, child care would be free for nearly 9 million kids. And no family would pay more than 7% of their income for child care.
1/17 @SenWarren released a thoughtful & ambitious proposal to create a system of universal early care & education in the U.S.
warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Below I discuss the proposal itself as well as the big picture context motivating it.
#UniversalChildCare
warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Below I discuss the proposal itself as well as the big picture context motivating it.
#UniversalChildCare
2/17 The proposal (Universal Child Care Act) draws inspiration from the 1971 Comprehensive Child Development Act as well as the contemporary Head Start & U.S. DoD child care programs. It creates a network of federally-funded—but locally-administered—center- & home-based programs
3/17 As such, it is a serious attempt to deal with two long-standing problems in the child care market: the high cost of care experienced by many families and the low quality of services offered by far too many providers.
Evidence on the existence of both problems is abundant:
Evidence on the existence of both problems is abundant:
