Thanks, Keith. What we hear most often about the American middle class is that
it's disappearing, being flushed down the toilet by technological change, the
export of jobs to Asia, disappearing unions, etc. What the two articles cited
below suggest is that it is still here and changing in some very important
ways. Women, now as educated and capable of being in the work force as men,
are becoming so independent that marriage doesn't matter anymore even if having
children still does. Men and women, cast out of their traditional family and
economic roles, now have to find new ways of coping and staying alive. What
the articles suggest is that retired pessimists like me may see the present
work world as gloomy, those who have to live and work in it may not see it as
darkly as I do. Good for them!
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Hudson
To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Futurework] Hey, you don't have to marry the guy!
At 12:11 18/02/2012, Ed wrote:
Things sure ain't like they used to was... From the NYTimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/us/for-women-under-30-most-births-occur-outside-marriage.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp
A natural complement to this is another article on Reuters about jobs:
http://blogs.reuters.com/david-rohde/2012/02/16/what-job-creation-looks-like-outside-washington/
Keith
Keith Hudson, Saltford, England http://allisstatus.wordpress.com
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