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Kids are expensive. Do they have to be? | It's Been a Minute
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22:26Now PlayingCan you afford to pay two rents?
Families across the country are asking that same question when it comes to childcare, as the yearly costs for daycare are becoming comparable to a year's rent in many places. How did childcare become so expensive, and how might everyone benefit if the government provided more support to parents? Professor of Sociology at the University of WisconsinMadison Jessica Calarco () , and Senior Fellow at the Think Tank Capita Elliot Haspel () are here to help Brittany find out.
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