Zohran Mamdani: “It is cheaper to send that same child 18 years later to the…”

“And the average cost of childcare in New York City for one child is $22,500. But that's close to what you just said the earning, the average earning was for. I mean, that's insane. It is cheaper to send that same child 18 years later to the City University of New York than it is to find childcare for them. That's how expensive it is. And we often talk about delivering universal childcare in the language of how much it will cost and how difficult it will be, as if it doesn't already cost this city and state an immense amount.” (49:42–49:50)

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