[Arthalion]

Two of my children stay home with their families. They seem to be making ends meet. Yes, they make sacrifices to have a mother home with the children. And the children don't seem to be suffering because they don't always eat out, have ice cream every week, etc. etc.

Which doesn't impact my point. For most households, there are only two ways to a achieve that kind of thing. Either one parent has to make an income substantially above the current American average, or the parents have to substantially scale back their lifestyle.

Option 1 simply isn't an option for most people. Option 2, if carried out on a wide scale, would wreak complete havoc on the American economy. As average household incomes nosedived, we'd go into an economic depression that would easily rival the depression of the 1930's.

The children may not be suffering, but if everyone did it the economy sure as heck would.

[cowtowney]

"Option 2, if carried out on a wide scale, would wreak complete havoc on the American economy. As average household incomes nosedived, we'd go into an economic depression that would easily rival the depression of the 1930's."

So you believe that if everyone spent less than they made and put the rest in savings that that is a formula for economic depression for America?