The status quo doesn't work for millions of Americans, and the
consequences of millions of failures are expensive for everyone
else. There has to be a better, fairer, and more cost-effective way
of helping people achieve success. That is what this book is all
about. The United States now spends trillions of dollars on chronic
disease, incarceration, educational failures, and lost
productivity-among the many problems of the current system.
Instead, this book argues for better, more targeted spending that
could guarantee an opportunity-rich childhood for all. The
"guardrails" of the title are the aspects of a well-functioning
neighborhood that help children become thriving adults: good
schools, well-funded libraries, safe streets and public spaces,
quality health care, churches and other spiritual homes, and
transportation and other public services. "Airbags" are timely
interventions at the individual level that help avert lasting
damage from bad events. Examples include drug treatment or
psychological counseling for troubled young people. The United
States can afford both better guardrails and airbags for kids to
help them become healthy and productive adults who will be
effective parents for the next generation. This book advocates a
smarter social safety net that will catch kids heading in the wrong
direction before they are harmed, and society will pay for those
upstream investments and reap the benefits of healthier and more
productive generations to come.
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