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>>toomuc+(OP)
Childcare is a great way to kick this off - it's politically hard to fight against anything "for the children" and it's not a stretch at all to extend coverage gradually, as people see the benefit and want it elsewhere / just one more year / etc.

Just gotta hope it stays funded enough to avoid descending into a bureaucratic death spiral with months of delays for everything.

>>Groxx+56
“This time will be different!” announce the proponents. Watch now, class, as the economic calculation problem works out as predicted in yet another instance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_calculation_problem

>>gbacon+9c
The majority of New Mexico is either not employed or only barely employed enough to count towards employment participation. The states employment participation rate is like 58%.

Without making any judgement on whether the economic calculation is "efficient" or not, it's not really something the majority of voters have to worry about as it's essentially entirely OPM to get the votes to get there.