Obamanomics at Work: Only 45% of Americans Working in 2010 (unemployment, how much, cost)

[sanrene]

Well, that is what happens when the federal government steals from the private sector. The "bad economy" is illustrative of liberalism at it's finest.

More Americans leaving the workforce - USATODAY.com

The share of the population that is working fell to its lowest level last year since women started entering the workforce in large numbers three decades ago, a USA TODAY analysis finds.

“No matter how wealthy you are, you have a problem if half the population is not working and depending on those who are,” says John Goodman, president of the conservative National Center for Policy Analysis. “Wherever you look, we’ve overpromised.”

This is just a really depressing number....and yet, the democrats would like to extend those UE benefits even further. Maybe if they got their way, even more people would give up their jobs and live on the dole.

[kshe95girl]

I have a really hard time believing that half the population has no work.

[nature's message]

This is so misleading. This only states that 45% of Americans are BLUE COLLAR workers, and roughly the other 40% are white collar workers.

The economy would be in much worse shape if half of Americas didn't have jobs. Nice try, though.

[bc42gb43]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

I have a really hard time believing that half the population has no work.

Nah, I can believe that when you take into account that about 27% of the population is under the age of 20, and another 13% is above the age of 65.

[TempesT68]

More distorted ultra-right wing garbage, what a surprise...

[nature's message]

Originally Posted by bc42gb43

Nah, I can believe that when you take into account that about 27% of the population is under the age of 20, and another 13% is above the age of 65.

This also, forgot to take that into account.

[padcrasher]

And the OP joyfully cheers lowering that rate by cutting government spending during a recession.

Rule: In order to be a right winger you must have no clue how the economy works.

But don' take my word for it.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...00000-jobs.php

http://www.economy.com/dismal/articl...=197630&src=bb

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by bc42gb43

Nah, I can believe that when you take into account that about 27% of the population is under the age of 20, and another 13% is above the age of 65.

Bah, why let pesky little details like that get in the way when theres such a good axe to grind?

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

And the OP joyfully cheers lowering that rate by cutting government spending during a recession.

Rule: In order to be a right winger you must have no clue how the economy works.

But don' take my word for it.

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Trust me, I won't.

[Lebowsky]

I think putting it like this sounds harsher than it is, there is unemployment which is high, but only a little above half of the us population is actually part of the workforce, so its pretty normal to see almost half, depending on the other half... think children, housewives (househusbands) and elderly people.

What I think is important is how much of non-working population is children and how much is elderly people.