In article ,
 Grizzlie Antagonist  wrote:

> On 12 Mar 2005 20:16:59 -0800, voice_of_reason{at}australia.edu wrote:
>
> >Greetings:
> >
> >A little while back a study was published that proported to equate the
> >work done by a stay-at-home housewife to an annual that was in the 6
> >figures. It was eventually debunked. And I'm trying to locate
> >information concerning when and how it was debunked. Surfing the net, I
> >find numerous undocumented references to the 6-figure salary....but
> >nothing on the debunking.
> >
> >Does anyone out there have a link pointing towards the debunking and
> >the actual value?
> >
> >Thanks!
>
>
> No, but how can it be six figures when affluent hausfraus and
> professional women can get illegal aliens to do it for less than
> minimum wage?
>
> And whether it's 6 figures, 7 figures, 5 figures, or 69 cents, the
> whole idea is outrageous anyway because
>
> a) the man of the house usually has his share of household chores too;
> no one suggests that HE is entitled to compensation for them;
>
> b) the woman of the house is SUPPOSED to be doing HER household chores
> for the same reason that the man is supposed to assume the principal
> wage-earner role - love and affection; and
>
> c) the woman of the house usually has control of her husband's income,
> in any event - so why should she get to double-dip and receive extra
> compensation?

Note that there's nothing stopping potential housefraus from
demanding up front this kind of compensation for them
to watch Oprah.

However, most count themselves fortunate to find a man able
to finance them in this role.  At work, colleague whose kind
of a dork was talking about a career woman
who was a year or two older than him who wanted to
give up it all up and have kids.  He dumped her HARD.
I almost half admire the guy.

Can you imagine if the woman had added "with sugar on top"
the demand that no only should he pay all the bills
and maybe take out the trash and mow the lawn, but also
pay her for her time to look after HER children? :-)


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