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Ben Wikler: “We used to have childcare during World War II in the United…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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"This Is Wisconsin" w/ Rick Wilson

Published | Video Starts at 00:55

So she wound up leaving her Mother of God. I know, it's like infuriating. It does not have to be like this. We, you know, We used to have childcare during World War II in the United States. when as a country we're gonna, we're gonna need both parents, you know, one fighting, one making ammunition. We're gonna have to provide childcare. And then we just stopped doing it. (00:55–00:59)

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