California’s radical policies strike again. This time, it’s the so-called “universal transitional kindergarten” (TK) that’s landing a blow—not just at the wallet of taxpayers, but right in the gut of private child care. In the left’s twisted vision of “public good,” Sacramento decided to swoop in and offer free half-day classes for nearly every 4-year-old. Sounds heroic, right? Think again.
Underneath the big government bluster, the true victims are the hardworking folks running private child care centers. These are small business owners, not faceless bureaucrats. The state, with all its clumsy power, has made it harder for them to keep their doors open. When the government throws out freebies, families rush to public schools, and private centers are left scrambling to survive. This isn’t “helping kids.” It’s crushing competition.
Let’s be honest: liberal leaders never cared about parents having real choices. They act like they’re saving the world by copying European-style daycare, but they’re really picking winners and losers. With Sacramento’s money pouring only into public schools, small independent providers are starved out, forced to fire staff or shut down entirely. Who benefits? State-funded unions, teachers already working cushy part-time jobs, and politicians hungry for more control. Not children, and certainly not working families.
It gets worse. By making half-day TK universal, California creates chaos for parents with younger kids. Now, private centers are left with just babies and toddlers—hard-to-staff, expensive, and not enough to pay the bills. Providers can’t compete with “free,” especially when taxes and red tape strangle them at every turn. The state pretends it’s offering opportunity, but it’s really destroying options and trampling the American dream underfoot.
This is what happens when liberal elites with zero business sense try to run an economy. They reward their friends, virtue-signal for votes, and leave devastation in their wake. Who’s going to pick up the pieces when these small businesses are gone? Sacramento bureaucrats? Don’t count on it. Once again, the left proves it knows how to break things—never how to build anything worth saving.
Why do California politicians hate small business? Or is it just easier to rule over desperate people with no choices left?
Source: NY Post
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