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The average cost of child care is now twice the cost of rent in all 50 States. (www.tiktok.com)

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[-] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Such a perverse cycle, need to work to live > need to pay for childcare > need to work more > need more childcare > etc.

Childcare was always a shared responsibility, prehistoric tribes worked this shit out quite easily. Our deathly atomized society is increasingly flunking it.

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago

Heh "It takes a village" except capitalism gutted your village and now you all live on islands.

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