ANDREW MORAN: Mamdani’s Socialist Child Care Plan And The American Baby Bust |
The socialist anthem has been sung, the Quran has been sworn on, and the war on individualism has been declared. Zohran Mamdani is now the mayor of New York City. What a start to the new year. While most of his policies are unlikely to be enacted – Mamdani has already backtracked on at least one proposal – even if they were implemented, they would not achieve their intended aims. One of these is taxpayer-funded universal child care, which the mayor thinks will encourage young people to have families.
Zohran Giving Child Care
During the mayoral campaign, Mamdani proposed providing free child care for all children from six weeks to age five. He also suggested expanding capacity and offering higher wages for child care workers, comparable to those of government schoolteachers.
“The cost of child care will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few,” Mamdani said in his inaugural address on January 1.
The democratic socialist and his team estimate this will cost $6 billion. Researchers at the Fiscal Policy Institute projected it would run closer to $6.7 billion. Since it is the government, you can expect bloated costs – so as high as $8 billion might even be more accurate. But no matter the price tag, it is........