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babylonsister

(171,066 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:58 AM Feb 2014

Staggering.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/02/06/men_not_at_work.html

February 06, 2014

Men Not At Work

Wonk Wire: "In the early 1970s, just 6% of American men ages 25 to 54 were without jobs. By late 2007, it was 13%. In 2009, during the worst of the recession, nearly 20% didn't have jobs."

From Wonk Wire:
http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2014/02/06/chart-day-67/

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Men Not At Work (Original Post) babylonsister Feb 2014 OP

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1. The should all just become hedge fund managers. At least that's what a conservative told me ...

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 11:02 AM

Feb 2014

... when I pointed out that billionaire hedge fund managers enjoyed a lower tax rate than working people.