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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (8896)	2/14/2003 2:20:59 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

"then at least the vast majority of them are doing so because they couldn't afford their lifestyle otherwise." So what you are implying is that they are possibly choosing to work to maintain the life style? To think that a vast majority of americans are in debt to their eye balls and have to work is foolish IMO. Maybe I live in the statistical anomaly then. I would say that atleast 1/3 of my friends can survive one of the bread winners getting laid off for a extended period of time. Additionally, you don't know what the extended family maybe able to offer for support. Sure they may have to move back in with Mom and Dad, but doesn't that generally happen at some pt where the parents end up living with the children as they age? Myself if something happened where I got laid off and exhuasted my resourses, I have my family to fall back on. Not that I want to, but the option is there, just like I hope to be able to do for my children and my grand parents did for their children. EDIT: Also, I know several women who prefer working then staying home with kids, some just don't have the patients to be stay at home moms like my wife...