The dwelling would have many comfortable features,
including a separate bedroom for each of the two children. It would be filled
with numerous consumer goods, electronics, and electrical appliances, many
of which were manufactured outside North America in countries as far away
as South Korea and China. Examples might include computer hard disks
made in Malaysia, DVD players manufactured in Thailand, garments assembled
in Guatemala, and mountain bikes made in China. There would always
be three meals a day and plenty of processed snack foods, and many of the
food products would also be imported from overseas: coffee from Brazil,
Kenya, or Colombia; canned fish and fruit from Peru and Australia; and bananas
and other tropical fruits from Central America. Both children would be
healthy and attending school. They could expect to complete their secondary
education and probably go to a university, choose from a variety of careers to
which they are attracted, and live to an average age of 78 years.