“Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care, Finland spends $23,000, Germany $18,000” and the U.S. $500.”
Robert Reich
Economist and former U.S. labor secretary. Twitter. Claim dated 24 Nov 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
The figures cite a solid source for government spending on childcare. But other figures from the same source show a smaller discrepancy among the countries listed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Robert Reich (Economist and former U.S. labor secretary) made this claim around 24 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 December 2021, 18 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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