Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

But over and above any of that, there are lots of other frankly better BBB initiatives (EITC expansion, school lunch enhancements, pandemic prevention, etc) that could use the fiscal space that’s being wasted on a version of PreK that’s not even half-assed. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 30, 2021 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The Pre-K situation in BBB is much worse than the structurally comparable one with Medicaid expansion in the ACA for several reasons: 1. SCOTUS screwed Obama in a non-predictable way. 2. The match here is way less generous 3. It’s *temporary* so no enduring issue to run on — PolitiTweet.org

NEW: The White House keeps saying Build Back Better would create "universal pre-k." But very unclear if that's tr… https://t.co/Gc4tA0FV7X

Posted Nov. 30, 2021 Hibernated

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I understand that this quarter-assed program is left dangling there because nobody wants to say no to the advocacy community, but let’s be real it’s not like there’s a preschool lobby with enormous clout — it’s lazy and sloppy. Reallocate the money to better designed programs. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 30, 2021 Hibernated