>Back when it was traditional that one person worked, the market recognized this reality and prices of everything made it possible to live off of one income. N

>Back when it was traditional that one person worked, the market recognized this reality and prices of everything made it possible to live off of one income. No. Back when there was class power sufficient for working families to withdraw one partner from the labor market, they did so. Then that power eroded, and they were forced to send the second partner into the workforce. This also involved a wave of inflation that was never reversed for housing, healthcare, education, or energy prices.