New York Can't Find $4.5B for Child Care, But Billions For War?
The 'universal child care' headline from Newsweek offers a glimpse of a better world for New York families, yet the $4.5 billion price tag is frequently cited as a major hurdle. Funny how sums like $4.5 billion are 'too expensive' for childcare, housing, or healthcare (Newsweek, 2018). Meanwhile, Congress, with bipartisan enthusiasm, just approved another $14.1 billion in military aid to Israel
via HR 815, passed in February. No 'funding questions' raised there, just immediate allocation. New York’s representatives like Senator Schumer, who has received over $950,000 from pro-Israel groups since 1990 (OpenSecrets.org), seem to find infinite budgets for foreign military ventures while domestic needs languish. One might wonder if the children of New York could receive universal care if
their politicians were less universally funded by lobbying groups pushing for overseas conflicts.