A big fact not included in these figures are the people who were over 62 when the meltdown hit them.
They couldn’t find a full time job and went on early Social Security to have a monthly income. This is probably one of the reasons Social Security this past month paid out more than it took in.
So these people are not in the stats as unemployed.
So these people are not in the stats as unemployed.
I am one of them, kind of. They closed my department the month I turned 62. I had a small business I was growing on the side for years, so I Shrugged, and have been working for myself since. The benfits are not great and the boss is a b@st@rd, but I should have done it twenty years sooner.
At least self-respect and being in charge of my own prosperity makes the Kraft Dinner taste better.
Yep. When Obama got elected my husband decided to get his social security early while there was still some in the pot.