Low income people are currently being subsidized to the point where their daycare costs are under $200 or even $0. They will now be paying $325 for full-time care. Doesn't seem like that much but if you're low income and have three daycare-aged kids suddenly you go from paying nothing (or nearly nothing) to paying $1000 a month. That's significant.
Higher income people who aren't currently receiving subsidy will also pay $325 a month. At the moment we pay $1100 a month for one child and we will now be paying under 30% of that. I don't think that's equitable or right.
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