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Originally Posted by TheLegacy
I may get in trouble for saying this but things changed during the 80's when homes along with cost of living went up and no longer was there a single source of income - now the wife had to work. Having a 2 income family not only broke apart families but now kids after school were not monitored by a parent so they could do anything they wanted such as taking their gf or bf home and having sex. Birth rates went up - kids had nothing to do with their time so they got into trouble because parents weren't around.
Women's rights were now pushing for more equality and ability to look after themselves without someone else. In short - the family unit was being torn apart during that time.
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Yeah, in the 70's married women got the right to get a mortgage without their husband's permission and that clearly ended the family unit. /sarcasm
To some extent, as politics makes strange bedfellows, I think some people pushing for women's rights just hated the family unit, but that doesn't mean it is better if the only option is barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen and under a man's rule.
From an economic standpoint, the 70's were when credit cards first started being popularized, which added massive amounts of currency to the economy. Which, ya know, causes inflation.
Lot of great music that decade and I enjoyed being allowed to play outside.