92,009,000 Americans Not Working...

[mraynrand]

Make that 92,009,001 suckas!!!


WEEKEND!!!!!!

[Zool]

How many are over 18 and under 65? Serious question.

[red]

How many are over 18 and under 65? Serious question.

thats what i was thinking too when i read the title

[texaspackerbacker]

I used to have a shirt that said "WORK IS A FOUR LETTER WORD". I would never wear a shirt that said anything I didn't agree with.

[mraynrand]

I was just making a joke, but the link to the story if you care is:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/372-percentage-not-labor-force-remains-36-year-high

I do know that more than 10 million americans are getting disability, up about 4 mil in the past 3-4 years, and the attitude towards that has changed dramatically from being something shameful to being something of a proud achievement.

[woodbuck27]

I was just making a joke, but the link to the story if you care is:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/372-percentage-not-labor-force-remains-36-year-high

I do know that more than 10 million americans are getting disability, up about 4 mil in the past 3-4 years, and the attitude towards that has changed dramatically from being something shameful to being something of a proud achievement.

That's shocking (alarming) and sad news indeed.

For a comparison to my country here is a raft of info:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/372-percentage-not-labor-force-remains-36-year-high

Canada's Work - Employment Rate

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http://www.chamber.ca/media/blog/140227-Canadas-Labour-Market-Sputtered-in-2013/

Canada’s Labour Market Sputtered in 2013