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Child care.

• socalgal2 7mo ago
  that's not either See the first row in this table: https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06075 https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06075 Compare 2 adults (1 working) 3 kids to 2 adults (both working) 3 kids First off, you'd expect it to be 1 adult = X 2 adults = X + X(0.?) Where 0.? is something less than 1 because 2 adults need less than 2x the money Similarly for kids 1 kids = Y 2 kids = Y + Y(0.?) 3 kids = Y + Y(0.?) + Y(0.?) You'd expect 2 kids to be less than 2x 1 kid. And you'd expect 3 kids to be les than 1x + 2x 2nd kid. Each kid is cheaper for various reasons like hand-me-downs etc... But instead, under 2 adults 1 working we see 1 adult = $29.31 (from one adult) 2 adults = $41.83 (so X + X * 0.42) 2 adults 1 kid = 50.47 2 adults 2 kids = 54.77 (so + $4.30) 2 adults 3 kids = 63.97 (so + $9.19) Why does the 3rd kid cost more than the 2nd? Then you can also compare 1 adult 3 kids with 2 adults both working + 3 kids 1 adult + 3 kids = $107.95 2 adults (both working + 3 kids) = $55.67 Assuming that $55.67 is wages for each that means we're comparing 1 adult + 3 kids = $107.95 2 adults (both working + 3 kids) = $55.67x2 ($111.34) We already established that above that adding one adult is only $12.52 a month yet here, suddenly that adult only costs $3.40 a month. Again, these are nonsense numbers.