American employee participation rate data

Yes - and that is largely for the same reason as your increase in SS disability: An aging population that is disproportionately larger than the ones before it. And people of retirement age can actually retire now because they've recovered all of the stock market value they lost under the administration you voted for twice. Aint Socialism great?!?!

When did Obama give executive order to allow states to sell point in violation of federal law? Obama adjusts policy all of the time by simply telling his people to do so. You know this is true.

"An aging population that is disproportionately larger than the ones before it. And people of retirement age can actually retire now because they've recovered all of the stock market value they lost under the administration you voted for twice. Aint Socialism great?!?!

The age range in the adult participation rate is 16-64;which is not in the retirement age demo
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Are there fewer or more people in the 55-64 age range then 15 years ago? And is someone in that age range more or less likely to contract a debilitating illness compared to a teenager? CNN answered both questions. And I see you provided your usual source.

But who needs research and statistics when we have Hoops and Boilerman ? Will either of you be starting a thread today about the fake moon landing? I have some articles that can prove that wrong too.

"But who needs research and statistics when we have Hoops and Boilerman "

Actually the question is who needs stats when we have PJ?

The labor force has increased since obama took office and the % of adults working has decreased since obama took office; reaching levels only achieved by carter.

I'm still trying to get PJ to tell me how more people become disabled when the economy goes south. Do more folks fall down, go blind, or possibly have heart attacks? Are more limbs lost during a recession, possibly?

If anyone needs clarification on any topic, chilcoot, forkush or PJ will happily set us straight - after all, they know everything and are happy to remind us of that.

PJ you just don't get it Obama is responsible for my psoriasis, the hairball my cat coughed up this morning and the fact that it has rained here in central Florida three days in a row. Oh I forgot to mention the ant bite I got yesterday. So I can say without a doubt he is responsible for all of the freeloaders we have had since the days of Harry Truman.

All knowing? What a compliment ...but overstated. How about "informed"?

I don't pretend to be speak intelligently about topics of which I am ignorant. Thats why I point to statistics and research from people who aren't. Thats a skill Dr Milled, Boilerman, and Hoops have yet to learn in many years of posting nonsense on this board.

Homework doesn't take much effort, Doc...and it will save you from your uninformed assertions that insult our injured war veterans.

Although I don’t agree with Boiler on most political issues and he didn’t do a good job of citing evidence what he is talking about is a real phenomenon. There are tons of folks on disability in that 50-65 age group that dropped out of the job market and don’t really belong there. The truth is there is that there are simply not jobs for them so they apply for disability. They end up proving their case on appeal because the government can’t prove there is any jobs they can work even with relatively minor health issues. This doesn’t make them bad folks it just reflects a failure of government polices to adequately spur job creation and hold corporations socially responsible. It is not because the government has lowered the bar for qualifying for disability it is that private sector can't provide the jobs to say their is a legitimate job for them to go to.


The disability thing is a symptom not the disease itself. If you want to fix the problem adopt policies that create high paying jobs and encourage businesses to hire older folks.