>Are you saying that with the largest population of seniors we've ever had, there isn't an unprecedented number of voluntarily retired people. My inlaws live in a senior community where, at 88 and 86, they're not even close to the oldest folks around.
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>There you go again. All I am saying is that not everyone over 65 is retiring by choice. Unlike you, there are many folks who simply can't afford it. I am certain that the senior community where your in-laws live costs quite a pretty penny....

I know that not everyone who's retired wants to be. My point was that comparing workforce participation without correcting for age of the population is misleading.

Tamar