Quote Originally Posted by triple5 View Post
Although that's true in a lot of cases, for many its all about the lifestyle. They want the big house, 2 cars, nice holidays and to keep up with the Joneses. A lot of these working mothers could easily downgrade and stay at home.
Yes Triple5 I think you have hit the nail. People have been brainwashed into 'knowing' that they really 'need' the consumer products which at one time were considered luxuries are now seen as necessities.

I remember some years ago that UK had both the highest employment but also the highest unemployment levels in Europe. Seems an impossible situation but in UK almost all married women were registered workers unlike the rest of Europe.