I was going to ask in jest when the people who think free college is regressive are going to get around to attacking public K-12, but of course they're already doing that.
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the rule seems to be existing universal programs (parks, schools etc) are fine, but you can't create anything new like that
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Replying to @MattZeitlin @OsitaNwanevu
As someone said, if public libraries didn't already exist arguing for them would be impossible under public discourse. Lending out books for free! Obviously something that favors the well-to-do literate above the poor illiterates!
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I occasionally work out of the public library and what I see are immigrants, retirees, unemployed people using computer to search for jobs & homeless using it as a temporary day-shelter. So I suspect it has a progressive rather than regressive function.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @mattyglesias and
Used a library in the past year ranges 45-52% on income. Slight predictor but fairly narrow given societal inequality. Important shift is parents, for whom it's a big resource from books to events. https://www.pewinternet.org/2015/09/15/who-uses-libraries-and-what-they-do-at-their-libraries/ …pic.twitter.com/3jxuLWQhqG
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When you have a high level of education but a low income and are a frequent library patronpic.twitter.com/xib2oDWEvb
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