2 ms·
Why was economic productivity high enough to allow single income families in the 1950s but not today?
by jimbokun 1mo ago
Why was economic productivity high enough to allow single income families in the 1950s but not today?
- bluGill 1mo agoI know many couples today living on one income so the other can raise the kids. They are a tiny minority but you can find them all over. They just have to make life style sacrafices that most are not willing for.
- ndriscoll 1mo agoIt's not a tiny minority; at least in the US, ~1/4 mothers stay at home, or for mothers with pre-school children, it's ~1/3. It's actually quite normal outside of maybe certain urban professional circles, and spans low to high income.
- Forgeties79 1mo agoI’m actually familiar with the 31% statistic and a very important wrinkle to that figure is it includes people on disabilities, retired, unemployed but want to be employed, etc. so we really can’t say “1/3rd of Americans live an ok to comfortable life on one income.” Ultimately, 69% (more really) don’t.