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Defend, Don’t Defund

 

What to Know: Radical demands that we defund and even abolish the police won’t lead to good outcomes, City Journal points out—and Americans know it.

 

The TPPF Take: Defunding the police is a dangerous policy position.

 

“Budget cuts decrease the ability of a police agency to train its officers and hamper its ability to attract quality recruits,” says TPPF’s Randy Petersen. “Furthermore, it will reduce its ability to use innovative programs to improve public safety and public relations.”

Transparency is Key

 

What to Know: Hospitals should not be allowed to keep their prices a secret, and that should be made clear in the newest stimulus bill, a patients’ rights group says.

 

The TPPF Take: TPPF has developed a helpful health care shopping list for consumers. And it includes transparency.

 

“Government run health care in the United States has resulted in high costs, low quality, and poor outcomes for patients,” says TPPF’s David Balat. “That’s why price transparency is so important—it leads to ‘shoppable’ health care that empowers the patients to choose the most affordable, high quality options that fit their needs. We’ve compiled a list of resources which enable you to take advantage of price transparency and the free market to find health care options.”

It’s Fun to Stay at the YMCA

 

What to Know: Austin’s YMCA is offering extended childcare for kids. Now, for $195 per child per week, you can send your child to an Austin-area campus for childcare while they do their virtual schoolwork.

 

The TPPF Take: In this brave new COVID-19 world, parents—and students—need to have all the choices we can give them.

 

“Props to the YMCA for offering parents desperately-needed childcare options, but paying to send a child back to a public school campus seems to rub salt in the wounds of working parents—who are beginning to wonder if their schools will ever let their children return in person,” says TPPF’s Emily Sass. “Many families have indicated they want virtual classes this fall, but for many others, that’s impossible—and extra childcare payments weren’t in their budget. Particularly in districts where schools continue not to allow in-person education, perhaps parents should be given funding assistance to seek the alternatives that work for them.”