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To: i-node who wrote (829715)	1/13/2015 1:31:52 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574258

Well, duh. The percent of Americans who participating in the labor force is at a 35 or 40 year low. Like I've said, if Obama walked on water, you would complain he's not working enough.

To: i-node who wrote (829715)	1/17/2015 8:35:12 PM
From: zax	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574258

The labor force participation rate is by definition, a measure of how many people choose to work. What if more spouses chose to be homemakers or raise children, and technological and productivity advances made this possible? Why would a lower labor force participation rate be bad in this case? What if it is due to a simple demographic shift? This is a trick question, because, in fact, 40% of the drop in the labor force participation rate has been attributed to ordinary demographic shifts. Labor force participation rate isn't the unemployment rate. Obama has reduced the unemployment rate to the lowest level in more than six years! The unemployment rate for blacks is headed towards the single digits as well. I don't understand why you are hung up on this statistic, but if it makes you feel any better, due to ordinary demographic shifts, the labor force participation is also expected to increase in the next few years as well. I'm sure you will remember to thank Obama for it. HAHAHAHA, OK, sometimes I crack myself up. I can already hear your future bullsh*t. X-D Just repeat to yourself over and over... "there is no recovery, there is no recovery..." Now click your heels together three times. Are you ready for Hillary?