When two incomes are crucial to raising a family, trustworthy, accessible, affordable child care is not a luxury. It is a necessity. As usual, Hillary Clinton not only cites the problem - she has a solution to offer.
Presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton, along with Kentucky Secretary of State
Alison Lundergan Grimes, left, stops in to Little Castle in McCracken
County, Ky. on Monday, May 16, 2016 (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via
AP)
By Hillary Clinton May 20
Hillary Clinton is a Democratic candidate for president and a former secretary of state and U.S. senator from New York.
Jennifer
lives in Loudoun County. She has three young boys. She pays $2,500
every month for child care. That’s more than her mortgage.
This month in Northern Virginia, I met several moms and dads who told me similar stories.
In every state in the country, child care for two kids now costs more
than the average rent. You read that right — child care costs more than
housing. And in many states, it’s even more expensive than college
tuition.
For parents who need to work, this is more than an inconvenience. It’s a crisis.
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