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Since @POTUS revealed the #AmericanJobsPlan, there’s been discussion about whether or not care is infrastructure.
Infrastructure = basic structure needed for our society & economy to run. Caring for each other has always been the fulcrum of both. [THREAD] 1/9
Infrastructure = basic structure needed for our society & economy to run. Caring for each other has always been the fulcrum of both. [THREAD] 1/9
Care is constant. We all receive care from the moment we’re born to when we die. So of course care is infrastructure...our human infrastructure includes things like schools & the full range of care: the supports & services that allow us to work, grow & thrive.
#CareCantWait 2/9
#CareCantWait 2/9
We need support systems in place to help us live full and dignified lives. Our families & communities are suffering because what exists is fragmented, and care work is undervalued, causing so many people to fall in between the cracks.
https://caringacross.org/blog-the-care-investment-weve-been-advocating-for/ 3/9
https://caringacross.org/blog-the-care-investment-weve-been-advocating-for/ 3/9
Why isn’t this considered infrastructure? One of the reasons we haven’t talked about infrastructure like this is because women and people of color have not defined the terms. That is no longer the case. 4/9
This idea didn’t come out of nowhere. @CaringAcrossGen & our partners have been on this for years. Last year we defined #CareInfrastructure in a report noting how BIPOC, disabled, &immigrant women's experiences must be central to our economic recovery. 5/9 https://caringacross.org/carepaper/
That’s why Biden’s $400B investment is historic and unprecedented. Not only will his investments in care infrastructure (childcare, paid leave, & home & community based services for older adults & people with disabilities) create millions of jobs -- this will save lives. 6/9
Care jobs are one of the fastest-growing in the US – 1M new home care jobs will be needed in the next decade alone. By 2050 the # of ppl needing long-term care & personal assistance will grow from 12M to 27M. Investing in care can avert future economic & public health crises! 7/9
And importantly -- this investment is what we want. 3 in 4 voters support care infrastructure in the #AmericansJobsPlan.
People agree #CareCantWait, Congress just has to listen and do their job. 8/9 https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/4/6/voters-support-the-american-jobs-plan
People agree #CareCantWait, Congress just has to listen and do their job. 8/9 https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/4/6/voters-support-the-american-jobs-plan
If you agree with us - or want to learn more - join us on April 10 for the #CareCantWait summit.
We will be with @VP, @SpeakerPelosi, @SecRaimondo, @AdyBarkan, @Dev_Still71, @AmySchumer and more to lift up our year of resilience, achievement, & care. 9/9 https://carecantwait.org?sourceid=1073879carecantwait.org/?sourceid=1073
We will be with @VP, @SpeakerPelosi, @SecRaimondo, @AdyBarkan, @Dev_Still71, @AmySchumer and more to lift up our year of resilience, achievement, & care. 9/9 https://carecantwait.org?sourceid=1073879carecantwait.org/?sourceid=1073
