"Never wanted for anything" is also likely because expectations were more reasonable in the 1960's. Now people are crying "victim" when they can't have a 75" television and 2 gaming consoles.
So your dad could’ve been drafted to go to Vietnam, but you can’t raise kids on less money. There may be one or two virtues you didn’t learn from him my friend.https://twitter.com/Jon_Savage1/status/1075540318676692992 …
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Stefan , my Dad was a WWII vet. MANY Dads in our neighborhood were blue collar guys -- they ALL lived well & all wives/Moms stayed home. I agree that's the ideal, but again, our current economy simply will not support that same past -- and best -- sceanario.
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It's also true, Stefan, that progressives have successfully brainwashed women and mothers that staying hom, raising kids and being a homemaker is somehow "much less" of a life than "pursuing a career." What a horrible and damaging lie we've embraced.
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He is right though.
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Must've been a different 60's I lived thru as an adult
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There is always going to be push back with todays cost of http://living.It is possible yes u may have to forgo a few things perhaps the house wont be as nice etc but it is possible.I don’t have a car and it amazes me people driving in 60K cars when a 5K car does the job
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No I am not advertising house ware lol I wanna leave the tweet up for some reason there is a link to a page haha sorry
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wtf? NOT the same now! Raising a family in the 60s-70s in the US on one middle-class income was far easier. MUCH nicer home, cars, vacations...mom didn't work. Minimal illegal immigration suppressing wages. 1/2 the population. Clean. I could go on and on how much better it was.
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Whoever said the Middle Class is vanishing was correct. I look around & see 2-paycheck familes struggling to achieve even a 1960s-level lifestyle -- they have modest homes, old cars, very few "toys" or vacations. There are exceptions to everything, but many families are hurting.
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If my husband and I would be blessed with a child I would without a doubt stay home. The energy I put in my job I will be able to put into my family and home
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I have 4 kids and one on the way and I make less than 40,000 a year. My wife doesn't work and I wouldn't have it any other way. Tell that guy to grow a pair.
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@StefanMolyneux Lots of ppl from Toronto move to the East Coast because of affordable houses.. allows them to live on one income. Avg 3bed house in Moncton only $175kThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The divergence of wage growth from GDP & corporate profitability, beginning about 1974, is a well-documented fact. Anyone who thinks the opportunities for supporting a family on a single income that defined America's greatness are still available to this generation is a fool.pic.twitter.com/M96WVmneGl
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OP - wages didn't keep up with inflation Molymeme - you just need to do more with less. Also: Vietnam for some reason
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