[cogman10]

> Free buses and free child care are not remotely common policies in the US. Ditto for govt-run grocery stores.

While not common, free buses do exist throughout the US and Europe.

Free childcare is uncommon. IDK where that actually exists.

Government run stores is actually very common. Many states run the liquor stores. A few cities have government run grocery stores.

Freezing the rent on rent controlled buildings isn't common but rent control itself it quite uncommon. It's probably the easiest for Mamdani to accomplish.

[OkayPhysicist]

Free childcare for low income families is extremely common, even in the United States. Subsidizing childcare is even more common. And it's not that expensive, because spending tends to get offset by increased tax income and reduced consumption of other wellfare benefits (from parents who choose to re-enter the workforce).

As for universal free childcare, I'm aware of it's existence in a number of places in Germany (Berlin, in particular), driven by having been an extremely popular public benefit in East Germany.

[zitsarethecure]

New Mexico is experimenting with free child care. Canada has nationalized its own system and while it isn't free, it is heavily subsidized.