We’re trying to get some socialism, but stupid people keep ruining it!

Nanny share is the way to go. I share a nanny full-time with one other family and part time with another. It works out so well - we pay substantially less than local daycare costs, we get excellent childcare from a warm and consistent provider, and with three families all paying the nanny actually makes a decent…

If any politicians out there want to come up with a pretty simple way to restore the middle class, it’s to heavily subsidize child care. Write a blank check for families to enroll their kids in approved/certified centers. This would put 20% of my post-tax income back in my pocket.

Here in MN, my aunt runs a daycare where she only takes $150/week per child. Because she a) runs it out of her home, b) is the sole employee, and c) has been very, verylucky.

I have friends who called it the elementary school bonus when their kid went from preschool to elementary school. We really need to have universal comprehensive free child care as a country!

Obviously because the cost of labor is only one of the MANY costs of running a business. Seriously, who doesn’t know that?

Amen! I never got why retailers don’t try to maximize the amount of money they can make.

This was the moment when I realized I was holding up the line at the grocery store to pay with exact change because “I have some pennies I need to get rid of”. I was my mother, and now I can never ever tease her about doing it again.

It’s not a potato and if it was we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I wish it was a potato because potatoes are good.

His argument was, “if the symbol was a potato would there be any backlash?”

I actually think Carson is far worse than Trump. Don’t get me wrong, Trump is blowhard racist, but the crazy crap that have been coming out of Carson’s mouth (and book) are just... wow.