Robert Samuelson Doesn't Think that Wives Should Get Paid for Their Work

That's only a small exaggeration. He by Steve Rose showing substantial income gains for upper middle class households over the last four decades. The study did not take account of the extent to which incomes rose because households had two earners, as opposed to a situation where people in the household got more pay for each hour worked.

Most people probably expect that a household would have more income if two people are working than one. Economic progress is when people get m...