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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (457024)	2/16/2009 7:26:33 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1579693

It's a general problem with societal priorities, but ultimately, I believe society chose to focus on careers and materialism over raising families. That in turn helped inflate the price of real estate, which then makes dual-income families a requirement, etc. Well we disagree (shock!). And I lived through it. Families now need two incomes to get ahead. Now we can argue the definition of "get ahead" but certainly sending your kids to collage is a part of the definition. And you just can't do that on the average US income, unless your kid is really smart. But hey, I should be talking. No children yet, still living the DINK lifestyle ... Me too. DINKs rule.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (457024)	2/16/2009 11:32:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579693

RW, > As to why, you tell me. I don't think the mothers started working by choice, I think it was economic necessity. It's a general problem with societal priorities, but ultimately, I believe society chose to focus on careers and materialism over raising families. That in turn helped inflate the price of real estate, which then makes dual-income families a requirement, etc. To maintain the lifestyle of the previous generation, it requires two people working as opposed to one.