[UncleOxidant]

> Today you can't hope to make it through a middle class family life without both parents working, and prices of food, housing, energy all represent that.

It's primarily the cost of housing that necessitates two earner households. Yes, food is up a good bit in the last couple of years, but food & energy are pretty small when compared to cost of housing. Some of high housing costs are on loose monetary policy and some on restrictive zoning.