Ireland’s Childcare Crisis A few facts: Between 2020 and 2025, more than €8 billion was allocated to the Department of Children. Most of this money went towards migrant hotels that operate at 50%+ profit margin. Companies linked to Séamus “Banty” McEnaney and his family have reportedly received more than €300million. Since 2016, Ireland’s last three Ministers for Children have not had children themselves. The Govt promised to reduce full-time childcare fees to approximately €200 per month. Delivering that commitment is estimated to require an additional €300 to €500 million per year. Ireland currently allocates approximately: €1.5 billion a year to childcare Which is half the amount, €3 billion, they allocate to asylum, refugee and Ukrainian-related accommodation and supports Normal people have no idea how badly our finances are being run.

In today’s Caixin Business Brief: - China aims to build a $1 trillion sports industry - Finance ministry allocates 100 billion yuan in childcare subsidies in the first half - Beijing to impose 55% tariff on beef imports from Brazil

This chart is insane. Government-heavy sectors (healthcare, college, childcare) exploded in price... and got worse. Competitive free market sectors (TVs, toys, phones, software) crashed in price... and got dramatically better.

A mother in California is using her teen daughter to obtain free housing, food, and childcare by convincing her to become a teen mother. “My baby girl understood the assignment when I told her that being a teen mom came with food stamps, child support, and free housing.”

Mamdani: In six months, we paved over 165,000 potholes, returned tens of millions of dollars to tenants who were taken advantage of by their landlords, and put our city on a path to universal childcare—all while delivering the lowest recorded number of murders and shootings in New York City history.