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For months, the nation has witnessed a debate taking place in Congress over how much to invest in this plan. What hasn’t been discussed, however, is the cost of not investing (or not investing sufficiently) in health-care expansion, early childhood education, the care economy, paid sick leave, living-wage jobs, and the like.
This content originally appeared on Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community and was authored by Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.