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In reply to the discussion: CNN layoffs [View all]former9thward
(31,805 posts)41. You are looking at it like the government wants us to look at it.
These "seniors" are not leaving the workforce because they have hit the SS age. They are people 50+ who have given up finding a job and know employers will not hire older people except for marginal jobs.
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