[Eye of Unk]

I would say more than a million have just gave up on the job market, I have seen a flood of new good, bad and ugly talents such as new writers hitting the markets, I see more and more home invasions, I see many communities seeing so many more yard sales that they are now being targeted for taxation.

many people are becoming scavengers, especially in copper.

Millions did indeed disappear from the normal workforce, but they still have to eat and support themselves in some fashion, be it by hook, crook or with ingenuity.

And many millions do NOT want Obamacare taking most of their wages away, so they are off the books.

FUBO

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

and they will eat each other if it comes to it

[Cobra64]

Millions did indeed disappear from the normal workforce, but they still have to eat and support themselves in some fashion, be it by hook, crook or with ingenuity.

I retired four years early. Grabbing my SS before Obama's administration raises the (minimum) retirement age and I'm 97 before I'm eligible.

[tbw2]

I remember joking with someone that if they can ignore immigration laws AND tax laws, then we should compromise and be allowed to ignore just the tax laws.
The economic shifts or downshifts were evident when black and then white guys started joining the “day labor centers” shelters. It was no longer a center of illegal immigrants but all the guys needing work off the books.