Well, we'll see. Ms. Freeland might be very concerned about this, because she says she is going to create all of these new day cares with her $9-billion-a-year taxpayer-funded plan. I don't know if she'll be able to get them approved by city councils if we have the same experience as you've had.
You know, I have a hard time understanding why someone like you would go through all of this torment. You're obviously a successful businessman. You've devoted almost half a decade of your life and half a million of your dollars to try to do something good for 80 kids. All you've had is a bunch of self-serving gatekeepers protecting their own backyards. One of them actually complained that the danger was that there would be kids making too much noise next to her house. She signed her submission to the city with “Ph.D.”, so I gather she is busy thinking big thoughts in her house while she doesn't want to be interrupted by little munchkins running by, singing songs and skipping their way to the park.
That's how crazy it's gotten in this country. One day I hope people rise up—consumers, workers and entrepreneurs like you—against this gatekeeper economy. Thank you for telling your story and for persisting through all of this bureaucracy.
Madam Chair, how much time do I have left?