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From: rwilson@sol.uvic.ca (Rich Wilson)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Wages for Housework
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Date: 2 Jan 91 02:32:00 GMT
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In article <9011280524.AA12901@sunrock.East.Sun.COM> cliffs@sunrock.east.sun.COM (Cliff Skolnick {Prof Services} Sun Rochester) writes:
>I think we can really lose the issue that a husband/wife can be viewed
>as a financial unit.  The "he" makes and "she" makes, should be
>considered "we" make.  I'm not saying throw all money into a single
>account, have one shared credit card, ect. but the couple should
>realize that they are both owrking for each other. 

My husband and I DO "throw all money into a single account, have one
shared credit card, etc.".  We are a partnership, a team and it works
so well for us that I can't imagine doing it any other way.  I don't
think I would feel that we had a very close relationship if we had to
divide the money and keep seperate finances.  We trust each other and
neither of us would feel like having separate finances was intimate or
trusting.  This is the person I am going to be making wild passionate
love with when I am 90 for god's sake!  I am sorry that not everyone
feels that much closeness, or "oneness" and trust with their
husband/wife.  It helps that we are always looking out for the other's
best interests and therefor would never be greedy or selfish with the
money, or do something that was unfair to the other.

                Anne Wilson