A progressive move in the right direction and news that won’t make your week, let’s see how it all pans out.
This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Links to this weeks stories :
00:11 Biden Universal Preschool/college Plan
- Biden Proposed free, high-quality preschool for all 3 and 4 year olds
- Preschool noted as often being expensive, largely unavoidable child-rearing cost
- 1.8 trillion family plan, would add 2 years of free preschool and 2 years of free community college
- Bill also includes benefits to families with children through child tax credits, paid for by closing tax loopholes
08:39 Experts claims on herd immunity
- Covid-19 not likely to disappear anytime soon
- Reaching herd immunity nearly impossible with current vaccination rates
- Covid to likely be a manageable yet deadly disease going forward for years
- Refusal to get vaccinated stemming from many groups, causing herd immunity standards to vary across the country
- Easing restrictions across the country also likely to lead to more international strains gaining hold, causing more delays in national safety
