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Child care costs more than a mortgage payment or rent almost everywhere in the U.S.: ‘There is no escaping it’ (www.marketwatch.com)
submitted 4 months ago by return2ozma to c/aboringdystopia
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

This is fucked up.

Affordable childcare, and living wages for those providing it, would mark a sea change in our system.

But letting parents believe it actually costs anywhere near that much to provide childcare - even considering overhead - is a crime.