The third part of his proposal shows a growing recognition that looking after children, the elderly and the sick is a critical part of the U.S. economy.
. This time the former vice president’s focus is on caregiving, a sign of a growing recognition ― fueled by the coronavirus pandemic ― that caring for children, the sick, people with disabilities and the elderly is a core part of the U.S. economy and not a sideline women’s issue.
“The paid and unpaid work of raising children, of educating children is often the invisible backdrop to what people think of as our regular economic activity in America,” Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner,Now that we’re in a pandemic, we see that this work is at the core of our economy, our communities and our country.”
The plan would also increase funding for in-home care to keep the elderly and the disabled out of institutional care facilities.The Biden Plan for Mobilizing American Talent and Heart to Create a 21st Century Caregiving and Education Workforce.
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