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Zohran Mamdani: “In this city, childcare is more than $20,000 a year.”

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

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Mayor Mamdani Holds Tax Day Forum with Economists Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz

Published | Video Starts at 29:03

Rather it's whether you're a young family with a child and you cannot afford child care. Those families are twice as likely to leave as the average New Yorker because of the fact that In this city, childcare is more than $20,000 a year. And I'll just go back to speak about the level of wealth we're talking about. I shared earlier the pied a terre tax. (29:03–29:08)

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Asserts that the cost of childcare in New York City exceeds $20,000 annually.

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