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re: New Mexico becomes first state to offer universal child care

Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:38 am to
Posted by AlterEd
Cydonia, Mars
Member since Dec 2024
11761 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:38 am to
Let all the liberals move there and then build a wall around it.
Posted by Hester5452007
Member since Sep 2018
230 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:54 am to
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Let all the liberals move there and then build a wall around it.


What bothers you about universal child care? They have a budget surplus and interest from a sizable fund that covers the cost. They have some of the highest poverty rates in the country. If it makes it easier for people to work, get educated, workforce training, etc, why is that a bad thing?
Posted by JKeller34
Member since Sep 2025
247 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:05 am to
This won’t last as New Mexico can’t go in a deficit per their state constitution, they have a lingering pension fund issue and the budget has went up 7% in 2025. The state ranks on the bottom half economically around 30th while having a large unemployment rate with one of the highest poverty rates. I assume the intention is to provide childcare to get residents in the workforce to generate taxes but that isnt going to happen.
Posted by Hester5452007
Member since Sep 2018
230 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:16 am to
Land Grant Permanent Fund $31.897B
Severance Tax Permanent Fund $9.83B
Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund $2.19B
Early Childhood Education and Care Fund $7B

They pull out about $2B out of these funds annually but interest has been around $4B. There’s some risk, but a lot of upside.
Posted by drewb808
The top notch
Member since Feb 2007
5687 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:18 am to
Don’t care will spend it all on the kids

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