| What *is* true and more to the point is that with more opportunities everyone is indeed more financially independent -- e.g. a girl is also expected to work, so she isn't economically bound to her boyfriend, a young person out of college can typically get job that will pay enough for him to live; a salary of working couple is enough to rent/buy a house, thus they will not live with parents; parents have enough money for retirement, so they are not an economic burden for children, etc. In a similar way, people are more independent from their bosses in America when they can easily find a new job if they are fired. |