Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Every 8 Seconds, an American Turns 65. How Do We Care for Everyone?

Ai-jen Poo on the economic potential of a public investment in child care, elder care and paid family leave.

Every day in the United States, more than 10,000 babies are born and 10,000 people turn 65. But America doesn't have anything close to a comprehensive family policy. That means no guaranteed paid family leave, no universal child care or preschool and a patchwork system of elder and disability care that leaves millions without support... (Ezra Klein podcast, continues)

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