re: Wife quit her professional medical job when we decided to have a kid

The problem isn't all politics. Part of the problem is the gap gap and the decay of the middle class. My grandfather raised a family of five kids and a housewife on a house painting career. That seems crazy to a modern person. Many people need their wife to work to make ends meet that were easier to make in 1950.

Personally I have pushed for my wife to get another degree before we have kids, because I want her to have the ability to drop out of the workforce if she wants and come back maybe when the kid gets older. Daycare is expensive too.