Unemployable At 50 Fate Of Present And Future Workers

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63. 54, been looking for a decent job for a couple of years now

now work for what my current employer calls a "competitive wage", which is .25 more than min per hour. And it is a per hour, part time job.

Don't remember what PTO is. Haven't had a three day weekend in years. Paid vacation is a fading memory. Going to a movie is considered a luxury that I can only afford once every couple of months. Have pared down every expense, no cable, pay as you go phone, no credit cards. My standard of living has gone way, way down. Still I am warm and I am fed, but knowing that I will probably never be able to retire (or even take a vacation) makes me sometime wonder if it is all worth it.

It is hard to believe that my country does not need me anymore.

It is hard, (but I do it) to support any union cause because it seems to be only for them, and not for all of us. On the same note, some people that have been lucky enough to have escaped this horrible economy, just don't seem to understand or even care.

Till it happens to them, and it will. After every cent has been squeezed out of the working poor, it will start to affect the ones make $75,000+. I just do not see how this economy can support those higher paying jobs, when the majority of us make so little.