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I’d be glad to tell you my opinion if you’d specify for whom; a single person, a married couple, a family of 2 kids, a family of 6 kids. And where do they live?

“Decent” doesn’t really apply, you earn what you earn and if you want more you are free to work to earn more.

Sufficient is perhaps the word you mean? And if it is than there is no way to set it because 5 million isn’t sufficient for some (because of their inability to live within their means) and 50,000 is more than sufficient for others.

Personally, I’ve been all over between earning none to a high of $51,000 (as a couple) a couple of years back. I consider us lower middle class and we live in Indiana, by choice because it is cheaper here. I grew up in California and wouldn’t dream of living there now.

Seeing as you're the one that said "decent income" I thought you had a clue what you were talking about.
You said:
"Reality is two incomes have become necessary BECAUSE people want more and live high but scale back living high and believe it or not a family can live on one decent income."
So the presumption is you had a figure in mind when saying a family doesn't need 2 incomes. Duh it depends on how big the family but surely you could just pick something. I'll help you; let's say a middle aged couple whose last kid has just moved out, and a couple in their 30's with 2 kids. As for where they are living, just an average, we aren't talking big city or expensive suburb.