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by hessenwolf
5303 days ago
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Yes, yes, and yes. I wasn't born yesterday, and I am from a fairly isolated part of the world. They all took much longer, I agree. Perhaps this is a reason that both members of a couple can usually work nowadays - but I don't think it is the reasona that less people higher maids. All I am saying is that the maids issue is economic; no matter how little housework there is, I would still pay somebody else to do it if it were economical. |
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Of course you would, but, for most middle class people, maids have moved from necessity, to luxury.
The marginal utility of a maid has gone down, they used to save you 10 hours a day, now they may save you 1 or 2. Most modern middle class people can manage an hour or 2 a day, but not 10, so the demand has gone way down. Most people aren't willing to sacrifice in order to afford a maid b/c they don't need one.
It will be the same with cars. If you can rent a car with 90% of the connivence of owning one, owning one will become a luxury.
Many people sacrifice a large percentage of their income because the feel a car is necessary. When it's merely, nice to have, most middle class and lower will no longer do so.