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Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare (www.xatakaon.com)

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[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 18 points 5 days ago

Nice! really good direction. If this good results I hope more places follow suit.

[-] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 15 points 5 days ago

Childcare is outrageous. Daycare for my two kids was more than my mortgage every month. Ive been counting down until they were eligible for public schools

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago

Basically doubles income if it is free.

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