Originally Posted by PR_Tom

Well all I know is when I was a kid in the early 70's/late 60's, a family of 6 was very common. But 2 parents working was very UNcommon.

I'd like to see a middle-class family of 6 with only 1 parent working these days. Is it possible? To feed and cloth them all, have proper medical care and savings and food and no public assistance and still go on vacation for 2 weeks out of the year?

I dont know, I'm asking.