You forget that many times the parents are struggling too.
The unemployment for people over age 50 that were laid off is even worse than the unemployment for the youth.
The family living together and pooling their money to pay for the family home starts to look attractive.
>>The family living together and pooling their money to pay for the family home starts to look attractive.<<
Assuming all are working an not waiting for the “right job” there may be something to be said for that.
The article implies otherwise. And how does that explain the disparity between men and women? I can’t believe men are hit twice as hard...
A friend of mine was laid off two years ago at age 38. He had a wife and three kids (one with some serious medical issues) to take care of, so he joined the Army. He is currently deployed with my brother-in-law’s unit. His nickname among the other soldiers is “Gramps”, but my BIL tells me that everyone really respects Vic for doing this and that the younger soldiers look up to him as a father figure.