Respiratory therapist breaks down how $66k salary isn’t enough to survive with a child

Reality:

A respiratory therapist making $66,000 a year with a child can’t make ends meet.

She lays out the math perfectly.

The death of the middle class. Really terrifying.

Daycare for kids is the killer in America.

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Daycare costs are silently killing the American middle class.