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Nannies: 50 Years Ago JFK Asked What You Can Do For Your Country

Nannygate by Being Paid-Under-the-Table is IllegalFifty years ago today John F Kennedy delivered his infamous inauguration speech best-remembered line: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country will do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Nannygate is the popular term for employers who don’t pay their household employee’s taxes. Nannygate is an epidemic in America. We won’t pretend anyone likes to pay taxes. But, there are many great benefits to being paid legally. American nannies that are paid-under-the-table do not live up to Read more

Would You Work in a Nanny Share?

Penny-Pinching Parents Share NanniesBy Vikki Ortiz Healy, Tribune reporter They met through a mutual friend. Over Starbucks, brunch and other dates, they discovered they were both family-oriented, enjoyed similar hobbies and understood each other’s career goals. So after just a few months, Sarah Greenspan and Rachel Graupe, both of Buffalo Grove, agreed to take the next big step: They hired a nanny together. “We were both nervous,” said Greenspan, 36, who two years later feels grateful that she and Graupe and their husbands entered a “nanny share” arrangement Read more

Nannies: 50 Years Ago JFK Asked What You Can Do For Your Country

Would You Work in a Nanny Share?

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