alt.hn

2/23/2026 at 6:06:38 PM

Study shows two child household must earn $400k/year to afford childcare

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-child-household-must-earn-195951419.html

by toomuchtodo

2/23/2026 at 8:55:46 PM

I am not in that market, but this seems implausible. My neighborhood is pretty prosperous, but I doubt that $400k/year is the standard. Yet kids do go off to daycare.

by cafard

2/23/2026 at 9:47:24 PM

400K gross before taxes is qty2. of $200k/yr which is IC4 or so, right? Seems plausible enough.

by altairprime