Having lived through the "Reagan Revolution", I've frequently encountered the wry observation that Reagan's economic policies, which are said to have forced wom

Having lived through the "Reagan Revolution", I've frequently encountered the wry observation that Reagan's economic policies, which are said to have forced women into the workplace as previously single-income families struggled to survive, did more for "women's lib" than the ERA which has so far failed to be ratified as an amendment. If the standard of living has fallen so far that any second income is just going to be a wash against a $700 monthly expense for a wide group of people, I find it frustrating that culturally we can't talk about class.