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Zohran Mamdani: “After housing, the number one thing driving people out of…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Zohran Mamdani: New York's New Mayor Pops In

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Today. In 2022, we lost $23 billion in economic activity because of the absence of universal child care. Explain how. Because you had people leaving this city, leaving this state After housing, the number one thing driving people out of this city, [is] childcare. They're going anywhere they can find childcare for cheaper. And it's not just people whose kids they can't get childcare for. (50:15)

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Asserts that childcare costs are a major factor in people leaving the city.

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