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Ellwood said because of the aging Baby Boom population, the number of native-born working adults aged 25-54 in 20 years will be no different than it is now. In addition, the number of children per household has decreased with the advent of reliable birth control in the 1960s, Ellwood said...
...also the biggest financial backer of New Jersey Governor James McGreevey, who was only a mayor when Kushner began writing him checks in the '90s. "The amount of money he raised is unusual for one person," says Ingrid Reed of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. "He's not a household word...but he was a respected, well-known figure among the elite...
Domestic life is becoming more stable too. Currently, 68% of children live with two married parents. While that's down from 77% a generation ago, it's a figure that has at least stayed steady for nearly a decade, suggesting that the long demographic decline of the two-parent household may have been arrested. And even in an economy that has been shedding jobs faster than it has been replacing them, in 89% of those two-parent households at least one parent is working full time. In addition, kids have been doing a better job of staying out of trouble...
Aladdin and Hercules are household names because their cartoons are spinoffs from successful full-length animated movies. “Kim Possible” is a new, original series starring a red-headed high school cheerleader who saves the world when she’s not in class. These cartoons are meant to target kids six to 14 years old, but I proudly admit to being an addict...
...became ill. My sister-in-law, bankrupt after ruining her business but still living lavishly, started calling her brother to ask for money. After some soul searching, my husband has sent many thousands--for [his sister's] mortgage payments, [his mother's] private nursing services and general household expenses. Is there a way he can provide what's absolutely necessary for his mother without being bled dry? And how do I handle my resentment...