The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff is getting cheaper

Re:The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff ... by gaius on Friday August 19, 2016 @03:57PM (#12323008)

Or maybe - and this is a crazy idea - but for thousands of years, the parents looked after their kids?? Having someone else do it for you, definitely counts as a luxury not a necessity.

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Re:The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff ... by notadoc on Friday August 19, 2016 @10:14PM (#12324766)

Most households have two career holders and require dual incomes to support these days.

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Re:The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff ... by toomuchtodo on Saturday August 20, 2016 @12:59AM (#12325299)

There in lies the rub: how can we fix the economy so dual incomes are not required?

And yes, the economy is broken if both parents must work.

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Re:The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff ... by gaius on Saturday August 20, 2016 @02:46AM (#12325511)

Just in the middle of the last century, so within living memory, a household with a single earner, even blue-collar, could afford a house, a car, and to send the kids to college. So we do know how to do this.

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Re:The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff ... by notadoc on Saturday August 20, 2016 @04:04PM (#12328100)

Of course we know how to do this. But, politics.

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