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> his policies are relatively common sense and middle of the road Free buses and free child care are not remotely common policies in the US. Ditto for govt-run

> his policies are relatively common sense and middle of the road Free buses and free child care are not remotely common policies in the US. Ditto for govt-run grocery stores. And freezing rent for controlled units.

pauldelany 1y ago
Correct - common sense policies != common policies
- AnimalMuppet 1y ago
  Doesn't make them middle of the road, though.
cogman10 1y ago
> Free buses and free child care are not remotely common policies in the US. Ditto for govt-run grocery stores. While not common, free buses do exist throughout the US and Europe. Free childcare is uncommon. IDK where that actually exists. Government run stores is actually very common. Many states run the liquor stores. A few cities have government run grocery stores. Freezing the rent on rent controlled buildings isn't common but rent control itself it quite uncommon. It's probably the easiest for Mamdani to accomplish.
- zitsarethecure 1y ago
  New Mexico is experimenting with free child care. Canada has nationalized its own system and while it isn't free, it is heavily subsidized.
- OkayPhysicist 1y ago
  Free childcare for low income families is extremely common, even in the United States. Subsidizing childcare is even more common. And it's not that expensive, because spending tends to get offset by increased tax income and reduced consumption of other wellfare benefits (from parents who choose to re-enter the workforce). As for universal free childcare, I'm aware of it's existence in a number of places in Germany (Berlin, in particular), driven by having been an extremely popular public benefit in East Germany.
LordDragonfang 1y ago
Free childcare is an extremely business-friendly proposal (increases the workforce, reduces the need for costly parental leave). I'd say I don't know why it's not more popular with right wing neoliberals, but I know why (they're more anti-government than pro-economy). Rent control is increasing popular and common in liberal areas (which NYC is)

pauldelany 1y ago

Correct - common sense policies != common policies

AnimalMuppet 1y ago
Doesn't make them middle of the road, though.

cogman10 1y ago

> Free buses and free child care are not remotely common policies in the US. Ditto for govt-run grocery stores. While not common, free buses do exist throughout the US and Europe. Free childcare is uncommon. IDK where that actually exists. Government run stores is actually very common. Many states run the liquor stores. A few cities have government run grocery stores. Freezing the rent on rent controlled buildings isn't common but rent control itself it quite uncommon. It's probably the easiest for Mamdani to accomplish.

zitsarethecure 1y ago
New Mexico is experimenting with free child care. Canada has nationalized its own system and while it isn't free, it is heavily subsidized.
OkayPhysicist 1y ago
Free childcare for low income families is extremely common, even in the United States. Subsidizing childcare is even more common. And it's not that expensive, because spending tends to get offset by increased tax income and reduced consumption of other wellfare benefits (from parents who choose to re-enter the workforce). As for universal free childcare, I'm aware of it's existence in a number of places in Germany (Berlin, in particular), driven by having been an extremely popular public benefit in East Germany.

LordDragonfang 1y ago

Free childcare is an extremely business-friendly proposal (increases the workforce, reduces the need for costly parental leave). I'd say I don't know why it's not more popular with right wing neoliberals, but I know why (they're more anti-government than pro-economy). Rent control is increasing popular and common in liberal areas (which NYC is)