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Re:A catalog of wealth-creation mechanisms (2009) by geogra4 on Thursday October 07, 2021 @09:59AM (#28786343)
Interestingly enough I believe this is partially why there was a "wages for housework" movement[0]

0:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wages_for_housework

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Re:A catalog of wealth-creation mechanisms (2009) by bojangleslover on Thursday October 07, 2021 @10:16AM (#28786551)
What about the fact that she owns half of all marital assets as they accrue?
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Re:A catalog of wealth-creation mechanisms (2009) by pjc50 on Thursday October 07, 2021 @10:51AM (#28787047)
Wasn't always true in all jurisdictions, and certainly not in 1972 when the campaign started.

Even today there's a distinction between "is theoretically entitled to half the assets by court order on divorce" and practical day to day access to that money.

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