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Raising kids is getting more expensive, and Americans want help
Childcare and preschool costs are a major expense for millions of working parents, and many say the burden is helping drive smaller families.
- Childcare and preschool expenses are climbing significantly faster than inflation in the United States, ranking among the largest household expenditures for working parents and straining family budgets.
- Many Americans cite these mounting costs as a primary reason for deciding to have fewer children than they would like, making childcare affordability a critical factor in family planning decisions.
- Research indicates widespread consensus that the government should intervene to lower these costs, with Americans across the political spectrum supporting increased assistance to help families manage their budgets.
- Proposed measures include creating or expanding preschool programs for three- and four-year-olds at no cost, alongside additional financial credits to help families manage daily living expenses.
- Kull, director of the University of Maryland's Program for Public Consultation, highlighted these findings after conducting in-depth research on public opinion and democratic governance for more than three decades.
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Raising kids is getting more expensive, and Americans want help
The cost of raising a child in the United States has been climbing well past the pace of everyday inflation, and families are feeling it. That growing financial burden is one of the major reasons that Americans give for why…
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