An independent voter, this father of an 18-month-old boy has cut down his food budget after he discovered the shockingly-steep price tag for childcare.
It feels like the price of everything is rising.
Childcare costs are about $25,000 per year, which really surprised me. My parents might retire next year, which could help. I work as an engineer in data centres and my wife is an airline pilot, and neither of us want to quit our job to take care of kids.
It feels like Trump doesn’t tell the truth about almost anything, so it’s hard to know how the economy is actually doing. I’d grade him a 4 out of 10 for the economy, because he talks about it more than he actually does anything to help it.
Shrinkflation drives me crazy. We bought baby formula, a 32oz bottle, and then a little later when we went to buy it again it came in a 24oz bottle. Same product, just a smaller amount for the same price.