> Almost every Western country without fail requires dual incomes to afford a basic lifestyle It will be remiss not to mention that America stands alone among

> Almost every Western country without fail requires dual incomes to afford a basic lifestyle It will be remiss not to mention that America stands alone among western countries in not providing livable subsidies/incomes to recent parents, and expects them to be back in the workforce after a couple of weeks. The rest of the western world is far less aggressive in "forcing" women back to work.