2012-10-11 — zerohedge.com
As class-warfare implicitly breaks out -- trumpeted by our political leaders -- it seems that there is another, much more relevant, trend that is occurring that strikes at the heart of our nation. With Friday's jobs number still fresh in our minds, Citi's Steve Englander takes a look at one small slice of the demographics subject and found a rather concerning and little discussed fact. Employment-to-population ratios among older individuals have gone up in recent years, in contrast to the so-called prime-aged 25-54 cohort, where employment-to-population is much lower than earlier. It seems the real divide in this nation is not between rich and poor but old and young -- as the 55-plus (and even more 65-plus) are forced to stay in the workplace as retirement remains a dream
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