Why wouldn't "a wife" want to be working? She is just as capable, if not more, than her husband. Do you think in the 21st century that a woman should be a "housewife" and her job is to stay home, clean the house, fix meals, and produce offspring?

If a man is earning a $28,000 salary and his wife earns about the same, you have a family earning $55,000 to $60,000 per year. Not too tacky.