Two generations ago one income could finance a home and a family – of 4-5 with almost no education.
Now two highly educated people cant even afford an apartment.
“The economy is strong”.
I had kids in 2018 and 2020. It is tough as hell right now. I’m 40, make more money than I have ever made, and am barely scraping by. No savings.
Listening to JD Vance talk about single adults without kids as being akin to enemies of the state, or second class citizens after having kids was made unaffordable has been difficult to watch.
Funny enough, we will be the ones called selfish by many for refusing to bring kids we can’t afford into this world. I was just criticized for being child free at a family event by a couple with multiple kids that is on WELFARE.
Sounds about right. My kid is too busy trying to get a graduate degree to even think about starting a family. A bachelor’s isn’t enough to get by anymore (And before the trolls pile in, yes their degree is in a STEM field).
Trump just got asked about child care and everyone focused on on rambling and silly his reply was (well, everyone except the NY Times who made it sound like he was coherent).
But for me the burried lead is that he thought childcare wasn’t that expensive. Last I checked average was was pushing [$1600 bucks *per kid*](https://www.self.inc/info/childcare-costs-by-state/). That’s 30% of the median income. *Per kid*.
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The generations saddled with student loan debt and expensive housing aren’t excited to take on the staggering cost of child care? Shocking.
How can they?
Don’t worry, if Trump is elected [he’ll help with childcare](https://x.com/Acyn/status/1831748114367283575) or something
Two generations ago one income could finance a home and a family – of 4-5 with almost no education.
Now two highly educated people cant even afford an apartment.
“The economy is strong”.
I had kids in 2018 and 2020. It is tough as hell right now. I’m 40, make more money than I have ever made, and am barely scraping by. No savings.
Listening to JD Vance talk about single adults without kids as being akin to enemies of the state, or second class citizens after having kids was made unaffordable has been difficult to watch.
Funny enough, we will be the ones called selfish by many for refusing to bring kids we can’t afford into this world. I was just criticized for being child free at a family event by a couple with multiple kids that is on WELFARE.
Sounds about right. My kid is too busy trying to get a graduate degree to even think about starting a family. A bachelor’s isn’t enough to get by anymore (And before the trolls pile in, yes their degree is in a STEM field).
Trump just got asked about child care and everyone focused on on rambling and silly his reply was (well, everyone except the NY Times who made it sound like he was coherent).
But for me the burried lead is that he thought childcare wasn’t that expensive. Last I checked average was was pushing [$1600 bucks *per kid*](https://www.self.inc/info/childcare-costs-by-state/). That’s 30% of the median income. *Per kid*.