Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ...
by jimbokun on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @01:11PM
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Why was economic productivity high enough to allow single income families in the 1950s but not today?
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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ...
by bluGill on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @01:45PM
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I 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.
Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ...
by ndriscoll on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @02:09PM
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It'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.
Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ...
by Forgeties79 on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @03:53PM
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I’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 comfortable life on one income.”