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I read your link and find that your comment about younger kids seems to be yours, alone, since we all know that those younger kids have to wait for the workers who move into Boomers' jobs get there. It is those lower jobs that the younger ones will get to fill if they even get jobs. We all know that too many of our employers are letting attrition take care of job cutting for them.
Two people close to me retired in 2011. They both turned 65 and were eligible for SS. In fact, they were hanging onto the job for those reasons alone. BOTH jobs were filled, soon after. So much for the idea of attrition. If that were happening, we wouldn't see 257K jobs added in January 2012, and 3 million jobs over last 22 months.
Two people close to me retired in 2011. They both turned 65 and were eligible for SS. In fact, they were hanging onto the job for those reasons alone. BOTH jobs were filled, soon after. So much for the idea of attrition. If that were happening, we wouldn't see 257K jobs added in January 2012, and 3 million jobs over last 22 months.
Some jobs have to be filled. Of course. Some don't. Many don't. Many aren't. But when was this ever about retiree's. Millions of jobs have literally been ripped from peoples fingers and sent offshore. Millions. Many tens of millions actually. You can't finesse that kind of bald reality. Still people try... ... why? Why is it so important to try and convince people that its all in their minds and things really are pretty ok so why so glum chum?
Some jobs have to be filled. Of course. Some don't. Many don't. Many aren't. But when was this ever about retiree's. Millions of jobs have literally been ripped from peoples fingers and sent offshore. Millions. Many tens of millions actually. You can't finesse that kind of bald reality. Still people try... ... why? Why is it so important to try and convince people that its all in their minds and things really are pretty ok so why so glum chum?
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What is your definition of many? What percentage of higher waged jobs don't have to be back filled when a 65 year old retires?
What is your definition of many? What percentage of higher waged jobs don't have to be back filled when a 65 year old retires?
Clearly I was talking about jobs on the whole, and so is the o.p. but... since you want to go there. It is common knowledge that America's stunning productivity gains since 2008 have largely been through attrition and the resultant increase in workload on those employee's that remain. That's the private sector where 75% of American's get their paychecks. In another thread there is a planned 5% decrease of Federal employee's that will be accomplished entirely through the retirement of older workers. What is the Federal workforce? A couple million? 5% of that... I'd say that qualifies as "many". And that's just the obvious and fairly transparent government employment picture.
Clearly I was talking about jobs on the whole, and so is the o.p. but... since you want to go there. It is common knowledge that America's stunning productivity gains since 2008 have largely been through attrition and the resultant increase in workload on those employee's that remain. That's the private sector where 75% of American's get their paychecks. In another thread there is a planned 5% decrease of Federal employee's that will be accomplished entirely through the retirement of older workers. What is the Federal workforce? A couple million? 5% of that... I'd say that qualifies as "many". And that's just the obvious and fairly transparent government employment picture.
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Common knowledge, lets post facts to back up our assertions.
People are retiring from jobs at a rate of over 6000 to 10,000 per day. Young kids will get jobs because of that.
I would consider data coming from SS directly as fact.
That somewhere between 6000 and 10000 Americans are turning 65 every day, yeah.
That all but about 30% of them retire on that day, yeah.
AARP is one of the best factual sources on retired Americans and seniors.
At least I have provided something to back up my opinion. Where as the opposition......
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