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    Why are Republicans so threatened by universal daycare? | Arwa Mahdawi

    Free childcare equals class warfare, say Republicans Joe Biden wants to spend big money on small children. On Wednesday the president announced an ambitious $1.
    May 01, 2021 3 minutes

    Free childcare equals class warfare, say Republicans

    Joe Biden wants to spend big money on small children. On Wednesday the president announced an ambitious $1.8tn plan to boost family assistance programs, childhood education and student aid. If passed, the American Families Plan would overhaul the current (dire) childcare system and inject billions into universal preschool, paid family leave and subsidized childcare. It would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy.

    Sounds great, right? Who wouldn’t support investing in children? The party of “family values”, of course! The ranked as the second-worst place in the world to raise children, might become a little more family-friendly. As soon as Biden had finished speaking, out came the usual talking points about how Biden was pushing a dangerous socialist agenda and trying to indoctrinate American children. “You know who else liked universal day care?” the Republican senator Marsha Blackburn , linking to a 1974 article about day care in the Soviet Union.

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