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How millions of jobless Americans can afford to ditch work (cnn.com)
3 points by mcguire on Dec 18, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



"Instead, early retirement — whether forced by the pandemic or made possible otherwise — is playing a big role in America's evolving labor market.

"Nearly 70% of the 5 million people who left the labor force during the pandemic are older than 55, according to researchers from Goldman Sachs, and many of them aren't looking to return."


Isn’t this what people wanted, for boomers to get out of the way? Sounds like a few of the early tech bros did as well…




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