the propaganda is the picture.
It is 2026 not 1956.
But here I had grok do the forensic math on what it would cost in reality;
$210,000 gross annual income (national average, 2026).
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Expense breakdown (single-earner family of 4, stay-at-home wife, 2 kids, comfortable suburban lifestyle):
- Housing (median ~$420k home, 20% down, 7.2–7.4% rate, P&I + tax + insurance): $34,200
- Food (USDA moderate + dining out): $18,000
- Healthcare (employee share of family premium ~$7,500 + OOP): $10,000
- Transportation (1–2 cars, gas, insurance, maintenance): $14,000
- Utilities, internet, phones: $5,000
- Clothing, personal care, household goods: $4,000
- Entertainment, kids’ activities, education extras (no daycare): $8,000
- Miscellaneous / buffer: $5,000
- Subtotal living expenses: $98,200
- Taxes (federal + FICA + average state, effective ~25% on $210k MFJ): ~$52,500
- Savings / retirement / buffer (10–12% of gross): ~$22,000–$25,000
- Total required gross: ~$210,000
☝️ reality
Liberals, lesbians, some psuedo-intellectuals & equity driven thinkers.
Women do have the right to work & thrive to their potential like any human being.
But, the family system & children are a top priority. The kiddos miss out on alot in the middle & so do the parents.
Perhaps if society "valued" the role it could be "respectable" rather than sterotyped as lazy, uneducated, bon-bon-eating, gold digging, soap-opera-watching, inferior, coat-tail-riding, back seat drivers the responsibility would return to being recognized as a top priority. Future generations could return to stable, confident, productive, supported & reasonably able to be fair & decent contributers to society.
Plenty of women love the approach of managing the home & family.
Then of course, there are plenty of those bon bon eating, lazy ones who don't do a thing.. either way.
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