As we all know NYC 2017 elections are coming up and a lot is going down. I was watching this discussion about what issues our upcoming candidates should focus on. Statistics show that in Brooklyn, Brownsville, Bushwick and Park Slope are the areas where allegedly has the highest rate of poverty. Along with that is Hunts Point in the Bronx. In all areas (besides Park Slope) it seems that it is because most of these families are single mom oriented areas and moms aren't working full time due to lack of childcare and/or the high cost of childcare. A representative from the CCC (Citizens' Committee for the Children of New York) brought up this issue saying that we need more funding for quality childcare for parents of all incomes. That sounds great but it's a catch 22 and here's why. Let's say you pay $650 a month for childcare. The daycare center is open from 7am-7pm. That's 12 hours a day, 5 days a week= 60 hours per week. If you divide 650 by 60 it comes out to about $10 an hour. A provider can only have a set number of children per one person so any more than that the provider would have to hire someone. Now there is employment tax maybe offer medical insurance which is another cost, then the cost of renting the facility if it is not in their home. So after all is said and done they probably come home with a little less than half of that per child. If you live in NYC then you know no one can live off that. Then there's the point of not only child care but quality childcare. I don't know anyone who wants to work 60 hours a week to come home and still not be able to make ends meet. That was one issue, another huge issue this city has faced is affordable housing. It's been said for years that the shelters are over crowded and the budget should allow more money into lowering the homeless rate. But what is considered affordable housing? $1250 a month to rent a room? This just sounds insane to me. If you do find let's say a one bedroom for $900 it's more likely than not going to be in a rathole in some crappy neighborhood. Let's say these thing were given more money what would we lose? How high will the taxes go to supplement? How much would the fare rise? Who would be eligible for these so called benefits? Who decides?
I have been away for a while because I felt some type of way about being told my posts are one-sided. I received some inspiration and motivation from a lovely Facebook group. I received some advice that makes sense. It's MY blog; I started it to say the things I want to say. If you prefer to read fluff, this is not the blog for you! Moving right along, I'd like to draw attention back to our President's son. A man who thought to release some email exchanges between him and a Russian music publicist that wanted him to have a meeting with a lawyer from Moscow. In the email, the agent says something along the lines of having dirt on Hillary and ending with Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump. You can find the transcript of the emails exchanged at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/11/transcript-donald-trump-jrs-email-chain-meeting-russian-lawyer/ If you still believe that man is innocent, you must be just a dumb as he is. As Trevor Noah, f...
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