Should higher earners get government help paying for expensive child care? | Talking Points

Thousands of Minnesota parents struggle with high child care costs. Democrats hope to ease some of that burden. A proposal at the legislature would put $500 million into subsidies for families struggling to pay for expensive daycare. The subsidies would give reimbursements to families earning up to $174,000. But Republicans say that would amount to subsidies for the rich. This episode's Talking Points: 0:00 How expensive is daycare in Minnesota? 1:42 Millennial parents facing $45,000 per year | Suzanne Temple-Gumm, High school Teacher & Parent 9:24 Balancing regulation and affordability | Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (DFL) Eden Prairie 15:41 Why we haven't solved the child care crisis | Rep. Anne Neu Brindley (R) North Branch #childcare #parenting #family #politics READ MORE: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/talking-points-proposed-legislation-aims-to-ease-financial-strain-of-child-care/