[quote=The-Shoveler]My Father worked 6 days a week, My mother a little less, but sometimes she work two job’s.

You must have not been around in the 60’s and early 70’s[/quote]

My mom stayed home with us until we were well into the elementary school years. Even then, she worked in real estate, so had very flexible hours. Among our friends and neighbors (solidly middle and upper-middle class), families often had one parent at home, or one who worked part-time. Sometimes, both parents had more flexible schedules, like in spdrun’s ideal world — which I agree is an ideal arrangement for many people.

Based on what I saw, it was usually the working or lower class families that had two parents working full time or more.

Needless to say, I totally agree with spdrun. We have too much productive capacity, not too little. Our problem is a lack of demand, and this exists because of the globalized labor market. We need to reduce working hours for most people and spread the hours out more so that more people who want to work can, and those who want/need to work less can do so as well.