[QUOTE=Guest;1204222]Half the work force has stopped looking for work. The total work force is 156 million. The total US population is 323 million. 156 x 2 = 312 million.
So, children of school age and under, and retired people in the US makes up the difference 11 million. Don't you think that half is just a little high?
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Look, I am a far left progressive, in the Elizabeth Warren wing, but your statement that 1/2 the work force has stopped looking is ridiculous and making feces up doesn't help our side look reasonable. The bureau of labor statistics actually studies these things so you don't have to guess. It should be obvious that not every American is seeking employment. There are plenty of homes with a stay at home parent. Members of the military are not counted as employed. Etc. etc.

There are 60 million Americans on Social Security There are 70 million under age 18, so that gives you 130 million right off the top.
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quic...stat_snapshot/
Persons under age 18, 2015-2060

Here is the data, and if you are really interested in how the data is collected the BLS website is very thorough
Employment Situation Summary