Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income”
by bonzini on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:30PM
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That did not last for long though, maybe forty years from after the second world war till the early 80s. The model that did last for centuries had families of 8-12 people, with men working in the fields and women looking after children and grandchildren.
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Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income”
by danharaj on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:35PM
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That's inaccurate or incomplete. Women shared a significant portion of agricultural labor throughout history and on top of that maintained the household and performed auxiliary labor.
Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income”
by bonzini on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:41PM
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Yes, I was simplifying a lot. The point still stands, in that except for a short period of time it has never been "one person working", because maintaining the household and looking after all the young in the extended family is a job of its own. It was not at all like having two kids, who spend half the day or more at school.