Yeah, this program meets even the literal wording for nanny state program.
Even on a fiscally conservative level, this isn't a bad government program. It address a specific education / health problem and fixes it for everyone at a much lower cost than a lot of other attempts in other countries (think much fewer personal and administration costs). It is statistic-based[1] and save total cost[2].
I shudder to think of how expensive that box would be in the US after all the contractors and graft.
1) Although one would think infant mortality would be a straight forward stat, it actually isn't because of how people class "viable". Even inside the EU it is approached differently by different countries. One of the big dangers of comparing statistics across countries.
2) think problems that could be fixed in childhood / pre-natal as opposed to living costs later.
Even on a fiscally conservative level, this isn't a bad government program. It address a specific education / health problem and fixes it for everyone at a much lower cost than a lot of other attempts in other countries (think much fewer personal and administration costs). It is statistic-based[1] and save total cost[2].
I shudder to think of how expensive that box would be in the US after all the contractors and graft.
1) Although one would think infant mortality would be a straight forward stat, it actually isn't because of how people class "viable". Even inside the EU it is approached differently by different countries. One of the big dangers of comparing statistics across countries.
2) think problems that could be fixed in childhood / pre-natal as opposed to living costs later.