pay up to $14,000 a year for child care in big cities. less than that in smaller ones. my plan cuts that in half. that will not only be a game changer for so many families' budgets, but it will mean so much for the nearly 2 million member who have left the work force during the pandemic because of things like child care. my build back better plan cuts the price of prescription drugs so insulin that today cost some people as much as $1,000 a month will cost no more than $35 a month. it cuts the cost of elder care, and lowers energy costs, and it will do all of this without raising a single penny in taxes on people making under $400,000 a year or raising the deficit. in fact, my plan cuts the deficit and it boosts the economy by getting more people into the work force.