Originally Posted by
blackcap
I don't disagree, dad should be working, and mum should be at home looking after the kids. (in an ideal world)
What happened was we doubled the labour supply by encouraging women into the workforce and hey presto, you know what happens in a demand/supply situation when the supply doubles.
I remember my dad earning and mum staying at home. Now we did not have it well off by any means, but we managed. Others that earned more than my dad managed to get by quite comfortably on one income with kids.
Maybe we need to suppress immigration and make business pay more for work. Or the lazy bludgers should be made to go back to work to help sort out our labour issues. Too many people on generational welfare that have no want to work. That really sucks. Work does provide purpose, self esteem and makes for a positive person. I don't know what the full answer is but it definitely is not taxing more and redistributing income from those that have to those that don't. We have a very high minimum wage in NZ, one of the highest in the world, so that is not an issue.