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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We could start by teaching people to live within their means. [/quote]

Yes! It won’t happen, but YES.[/quote]

What world do you live in?  Daycare teachers make minimum wage.  How do you live with that in DC?  This is why we can’t keep daycare caregivers.  [/quote]

They aren’t talking about daycare workers. They’re talking about two parent families who think living in big houses in expensive neighborhoods, with multiple vacations a year, expensive extracurriculars, eating out regularly etc are necessities, so therefore they both HAVE to work full-time from the moment of their child’s birth to fund that lifestyle, thus they HAVE to pay for childcare, and then complain about the cost.[/quote]
This. People don't want to live within their means.  They want million dollar homes, European vacations every year and a massive SUV in the garage AND the government to subsidize their daycare expenses.[/quote]

We have a 400k house (only due to recent increase in prices), havent been on a vacation in years (never been to Europe, dont even have passports), 2 sedans years 2013 and 2012. Low-income --&gt;175k dual-income HHI in DMV and other LCOL cities are what is being talked about for daycare subsidies. Lawyers who make 200k get maternity leave. Almost every single lawyer I know got at least 4 months paid. Teachers get nothing nor nurses- 2 of those make the combined HHI I referenced (usually closer to 125-150k combined). [/quote]

I don’t know anyone who got paid employer leave outside normal sick and annual leave.  [/quote]

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