Its pretty simple Katie. If families want one parent home, they need to live a lifestyle that will allow them to do that. If they want a lifestyle greater than their present income, they need more income. There is no shortage of opportunity; sometimes there is a shortage of ingenuity or enthusiasm.
After my husband retired from the Navy, I went back to full-time work, and he has been the homemaker and worked some part-time jobs. Now he has a business he operates from home.