Francesca Hong: “Folks need to see childcare as infrastructure.”

“And we pay for it by putting in a very small payroll tax that will end up actually being a massive economic investment. Folks need to see childcare as infrastructure. You cannot have your local dollar stay in your local economy unless you invest in policies like childcare and and paid leave, because worker forward policies actually make for better lines for the business.” (12:41–12:45)

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