Subject: Re: So It Begins
"I'm sorry, but the 50s is the model, and we had one car and one income. Later, two incomes came in so you could afford the house, and "starter" houses fell out of vogue. Just jump straight into the larger house"

CULTURE? THE BEAVER CLEAVER 50'S? The hell you say.

"Now if you look at Singapore, the gov helps couples get into flats, and they are nice flats, but you need the incomes and it's designed so kids"

How much money did Singapore send to Ukraine? How much did they send to Israel? Also how much does Singapore spend on prisons, welfare, and other issues related to illegal immigration?

Also, Singapore culture: Would shoplifting rings last long there?

In Singapore, how many babies are born out of wedlock versus in America?

Culture - it can allow you to redirect resources to productive things - OR suck resources from productive things.