Reply #5: Thanks, That is very interesting. I know some of it has to be [View All]

retirements but some of it is probably lack of hope for successful job hunting or adequate pay. I would be working right now if I could find a job that paid what I'm worth. I gave up after 4 job offerers wanted to pay me half the salary I was getting before I moved.

Here is another reason the number of people who aren't working (and aren't looking for work) is not due to retirement. There was a thread posted about a week ago that said most retirees are working past retirement age. Of course it was from the corporate media and they polished that turd to make it sound like a good thing. But the real reason retirees are working past retirement age is they ain't got enough money to pay for both food and medicine. It's work till you die mentality of the brush regime.