On 10/02/12 15:27, Cynic wrote:
On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:25:15 -0800 (PST), Ste
wrote:

=A0Unfortunately the economy has changed to make it
impossible for a great proportion of families to be able to live on a
single income.

It is possible from a purely economic point of view - our society is
more than rich enough.

The average individual family cannot survive on a single salary
without suffering a significant loss of living standards. The
ever-rising fixed expenses such as mortgage/rent, council tax, water,
electricity, gas etc. have resulted in *very* little money left over
from the wages of an average worker, and in many cases the second
income is necessary to even be able to afford to buy a reasonable
amount of food, let alone any luxury/leisure items.

Notions of luxury and necessity are for most relative. Perhaps more
important is the security of a double income; being able to make ends
meet for a while at least if one person in the household loses their job.




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djc