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'Job Killer.' Those are the two words you are most likely to hear uttered by most American CEOs when confronted with proposals to enact family-friendly work policies.

This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.

What it takes just to earn a living - working two or three jobs - is driving a wedge in families that shouldn't be there.

If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise.

I know some people say it's not the best to work with your family, but I have never understood that because it's always worked so well for me.

Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve.

Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.

Broken families not only affect the people involved, but they have an impact on public policy decisions in Washington, D.C., and state capitols around the nation.

As a person who has spent my career as a child psychologist and have dealt with many children who have struggled with many problems in families, I have seen families ripped apart by so many things that sometimes law has tried to deal with.

Unfair servicing practices can worsen a family's already difficult economic situation, and the injury echoes from the family to the community and ultimately throughout the economy.