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It would help Nashville immensely if Tennessee invested in free day care for families up to 4x the poverty level (which NM does with its massive fossil-fuel-generated sovereign wealth fund). It’s a payoff for long term income of the kids—many of whom will stay in Tennessee—and in the short term for parents who decide to stay in the labor force. With Headstart and Medicaid on the chopping block, states’ decisions about social safety net programs will become increasingly important for their economic development prospects.

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