We Need a Care Package!

This article is part of the series, “Left Hook Economics: The Dollars & Sense Policy Forum.”

We’ve built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it. PERI’s Nancy Folbre previews what our economy would look like if we took seriously the work of caring for one another.

“Three bold, interconnected proposals—universal child care, paid family and medical leave plus long-term care support, and a monthly child allowance—would transform life for American families.”