> It’s economics. Money (or lack thereof) is the thing. That's a big one. My formerly inexpensive region now requires 3-4 typical incomes to keep the lights o

> It’s economics. Money (or lack thereof) is the thing. That's a big one. My formerly inexpensive region now requires 3-4 typical incomes to keep the lights on. We're so many decades past the "One Income, One Family" ideal that even the Fed can't envision a world without everyone working at least one job. There's a second factor. Between my parents generation and my kids generation - the amount of time required for parenting has gone up ~10 fold. We're about as close to 24/7 parenting as is (even theoretically) possible.