I'm in the minority and have caught plenty of crap over the years for my view, but I put a lot of the blame on the feminists of the late 60s and 70s - the ones who advocated giving up the responsibility of rearing children for careers. I can fully understand how a career can be a measure of self worth and importance perhaps, but what exactly is more important in the world than the future generations. I honestly think we could survive a slowdown in the manufacturing/business sector to ensure that our kids come from homes where they receive proper care and guidance. My argument is that one parent needs to devote his or her time to children if they choose to have them. Not much hope at this time for putting that genie back in the bottle, though, because once the workforce was flooded and wages/costs adapted, too many families have no real choice about going back to single incomes.