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NEW REPORT+THREAD: The price tags of essential services like education, child care, etc., are out of control.
The progressive approach? Socialize the costs.
But cutting regulations that limit the supply of these services is the ONLY way to address the root of the problem.
The progressive approach? Socialize the costs.
But cutting regulations that limit the supply of these services is the ONLY way to address the root of the problem.
The problem with the progressive approach of guaranteeing affordability via subsidies is:
(1) Public debts/deficits can’t grow without limit
(2) Subsidies will cover up the bloat and waste and drive costs up further (we’ll throw out a few examples).
(1) Public debts/deficits can’t grow without limit
(2) Subsidies will cover up the bloat and waste and drive costs up further (we’ll throw out a few examples).
But the budget hawks who, out of concern for the national debt advocate for spending cuts across the board, ignore the real expenses that Americans face.
In the end, Americans will support the subsidies over this backwards-facing approach.
In the end, Americans will support the subsidies over this backwards-facing approach.
First up from the #ncsen budget: state/ county special assistance #medicaid rates for adult care homes unchanged. Last time we saw a budget, it was $1182 for regular residents, $1515 for people with dementia. #ncga
And the personal needs allowance for residents in those facilities goes from $46/ month to $70
We wrote about this back in 2019, two years later, the bump up remains the same. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2019/06/24/fun…
We wrote about this back in 2019, two years later, the bump up remains the same. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2019/06/24/fun…
$1.5M in one-time funding for #telepsychiatry program run out of @EastCarolina (NC-STeP) to continue #mentalhealth response to #COVID19 #ncga #NCSen budget
