On Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:50:30 -0500, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>On 11/22/2018 11:44 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> But Cindy, those low wages you speak of were plenty enough to support a family of four with a
>> stay-at-home mom. That is rarely possible any more unless the primary wage earner is in a
>> profession such as being a lawyer or a doctor or a dentist, etc. it isn't possible for the typical
>> office worker.
>
>Not sure which came first, the chicken or the egg. I believe that
>once two wage earning couples became the norm that housing costs
>started to rise. If no one could afford the higher prices the
>prices would be forced to stay low.
>
>nancy

My electrician friend tells me he bases his prices on the customer's
house/furnishings.... that's what doctors used to do, fees were based
on ability to pay, country doctors still do that. Where I live a lot
of folks don't have regular jobs,they pay the local doctor $10/month
as insurance.