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re: Forbes Mag - Obama outperforms Reagan on jobs growth and investing
Posted on 9/18/14 at 10:33 am to 90proofprofessional
Posted on 9/18/14 at 10:33 am to 90proofprofessional
quote:The oldest Baby Boomers are 68 right now. They started turning 50 in 1996, so that would be about right.
:| It's been dropping since the mid-90's.
quote:If the regular unemployment is 5% and most of the people who are not participating aren't collecting any welfare, why should I think there is a problem in the labor market? It would seem with low unemployment that there are jobs for most anyone who wants one.
Ok, let's say it's 2040, and the boomers are all retired and many dead. Suppose we see declining PR's in the 35&unders, and this time with no large retiring cohort to help make room for them. Would you deny that there is a real labor market problem in that case?
If people aren't working and don't care enough to look for a job, whether they are discouraged or not, should mean that they are doing OK. It's when unemployment hits the teens for people who need and want a job that we should worry.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 10:57 am to mmcgrath
While the author is obviously biased drawing firm conclusions that data doesnt necessarily prove, i think it does put this revovery in to context and highlight that what Obama did early on probably mitigated the damage, and that the recovery is happening on a similair trajectory to the Reagan recovery.
Lets not lose sight that these two recessions were very different, so we could not expect their recoveries to be the same.
Lets not lose sight that these two recessions were very different, so we could not expect their recoveries to be the same.
This post was edited on 9/18/14 at 10:59 am
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