The NYT reported that Senator Clinton proposed "big grants" to states that adopt paid family leave laws. According to the article, the grants would cost $1 billion a year. This is equal to approximately 0.03 percent of the federal budget or $3.33 in tax dollars per person per year. Alternatively, the cost of the grants is approximately equal to what the United States spends on the Iraq war in 46 hours.
--Dean Baker
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