Bernie Sanders Slams Military Spending Amidst Childcare Crisis

The High Cost of Childcare

• 👶 A new mother shares her struggle, paying $2,700 a month for childcare, totaling over $32,000 annually.
• 💸 This expense is highlighted as more than the cost of sending a child to Brooklyn College for 18 years.
• 📈 Childcare costs are identified as the leading expense, after housing, pushing New Yorkers out of the city and state.

Organizing for Change

• 🗣️ Zohran Mamdani emphasizes that achieving universal childcare requires continued organizing and political action.
• 🤝 He encourages attendees to join organizations like the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to collectively demand change.
• ✊ The message is that working people are the ones who will deliver this change, not by waiting for experts.

Shifting National Priorities

• 💰 Bernie Sanders criticizes the proposed $150 billion increase in military spending.
• ⚠️ He contrasts this with the lack of funding for quality childcare, calling the situation "insane."
• 🎯 The core argument is that national priorities must shift to meet the needs of working families over excessive military expenditure.