Quote Originally Posted by slowlickitysplit
When the few became the many it became the norm to have two incomes (Remember the euphemisim DINC? Dounble income, no children.) Well, the norm has become a necessity and in a strange twist of fate we are back to the old days when many couples stay together for economic reasons alone.
I don't think Dave ignored your point. I think he pretty effectively dismissed it. And I fully agree with him.
DINC families maybe have the opportunity attain a higher standard of living, but how do you consider them to be responsible for the rise in the basic cost of living across the board?
You're bringing up two correlated trends and telling us one caused the other without providing any proof of such.