MLG’s “free” childcare program could harm children (from The Economist Magazine)

To Gov. Lujan Grisham success is simply one more government program away. It always involves spending more taxpayer money for a new government program. It does not mean that taxes should be reduced and New Mexico government should be limited in any way or that it should analyze whether those government programs succeed or fail in achieving what they purport to. This is certainly nothing new but a recent article from The Economist magazine, “Universal Child Care can Harm Children” makes the argument that MLG’s so-called “free” child care scheme could do more harm than good. The article is behind a paywall, but some of the most important parts are pasted below:

But, one of the most salient points: “Shifting to universal child care appeared to lead to a rise in aggression, anxiety and hyperactivity… as well as a fall in motor and social skills. The effects were large: anxiety rates doubled; roughly a third more kids were reported to be hyperactive. Indeed, the difference in hyperactivity rates was larger than is typically reported between boys and girls.”

Will the Legislature simply go along with MLG and her scheme or will they take a close look at the potential harms of this latest desperate scheme to cover for her failures in our K-12 schools and CYFD (to name just two).