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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Feb 19, 2019, 09:32 PM Feb 2019

Elizabeth Warren wants to fund universal child care with a millionaire tax

Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new proposal for universal child care aimed at providing licensed early childhood care for every family in the country at a cost of no more than 7 percent of that family's income.

For families making up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, under Warren's plan, child care would be free.

"In the wealthiest country on the planet, access to affordable and high-quality child care and early education should be a right, not a privilege reserved for the rich," Warren wrote in a blog post on medium.com Tuesday announcing the proposal.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/elizabeth-warren-wants-to-fund-universal-child-care-with-a-millionaire-tax/ar-BBTP5xs?li=BBnbfcN

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Elizabeth Warren wants to fund universal child care with a millionaire tax (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 OP
I'm down with that. HopeAgain Feb 2019 #1
Sounds good to me walkingman Feb 2019 #2
Yes to that Sucha NastyWoman Feb 2019 #3
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