And this means, essentially, those persons have pretty much “dropped out” of being involved in US society.  That equates to six million people in a nation of 300 million.

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This is a staggering statistic, and the possible reasons are staggering as well.

Those two primary reasons would be:

1. They are being supported by their parents, or
2. They are being supported by government: the American Taxpayer

You.

How about some more statistics from CNSNews.com:

(CNSNews.com) – The number of Americans who are 16 years or older and who have decided not to participate in the nation’s labor force has climbed to a record 90,609,000  in September, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

And here comes an earthshaking statistic:

In from July to August, according to BLS, Americans not participating in the labor force climbed from 89,957,000 to 90,473,000, pushing past 90,000,000 for the first time, with a one month increase of 516,000.

But the telling paragraph comes next:

One reason for the increasing number of people not in the labor force is the aging of the Baby Boom generation, whose members have begun retiring–and are not being replaced by an equal number of young people entering the labor force.

Read that paragraph again.  Digest it.  Understand it.

Correct.  Boomers are not being replaced by the upcoming young classes.  They are present but they are not getting involved in work.  See the reasons above.

The final paragraph in the article is telling as well.  Question: why?

Another reason is that female participation in the labor force has been declining. In January 2009, the female labor force participation rate was 59.4 percent. In September 2013, it was 57.1 percent.

And if the young people of America are uninterested in working or going to school, what makes anyone think they would be motivated to sign up for ObamaKare to the tune of, at minimum, $120 per month for an individual in perfect health?

Let’s see: perfect health.  $120 a month.  Dope or ecstasy or a new Wii or the new Grand Theft Auto or the new iPhone or iPad — vs paying for something unneeded?  Yeah.

Another fact: 11 million people will lose the healthcare they were promised by Mr Barack Hussein Obama.

Just today (very late Tuesday as I write this), 300,000 people in Florida lost their health plans and received cancellation notices.

ColoradoPeakPolitics states the obvious:

Under Obamacare you can stay on your parents’ insurance until you’re 26. But when you reach a year older, Obamacare is jacking up rates 140% for the average 27 year old in Colorado.

What happens when even Jon Stewart goes against you and your Youth Cause?

And what happened when Mr Obama, in an open press conference, told American Citizens to call a toll-free telephone number in lieu of signing up on https://www.healthcare.gov/ because the site wasn’t functional and ready for use?

And the fact that the Spanish-equivalent site isn’t even operational?  [Like I give a shit if a Spanish-speaking site isn’t functional. -BZ]

Obama Tells Americans to Enroll via Phone, Phone Number Crashes

As Americans become more and more perturbed over the Obamacare exchange website glitches that have crippled the rollout of President Obama’s signature program, President Obama took to the podium on Monday and suggested that Americans apply in person or via phone for enrollment in the Obamacare exchanges. “Nobody is madder than me about the fact that the website isn’t working as well as it should, which means it’s going to get fixed,” Obama said. He then recommended a toll-free phone number to call.

Uh-oh.  I think I see the next paragraph coming.

There was only one problem: the Obamcare toll-free phone number was overloaded and immediately crashed. According to Lou Dubois of NBC News, “Call centers now appear overloaded due to volume. ‘Please call back.’” Dubois wasn’t the only one reporting the new glitches. Annie Lowrey of The New York Times added, “For the record, just called 1-800-318-2596, got a busy signal.” Kasie Hunt of NBC News: “Just called the number. They said there’s too high call volume and call back on the weekend. ‘We’re sorry for the inconvenience. Goodbye.’”

Imagine that.

In LA, it costs $2,100 a day to put one person in a bed in an LA hospital.  A Medicaid patient costs a hospital $500 per day beyond that covered by the feds.

Further, the Evil Sean Hannity managed to sneak in:

Hannity Calls Obamacare Hotline, Grills Operator and Makes Awkward Small Talk with Her

After President Obama gave out the phone number for the official Obamacare registration hotline Monday morning, radio host Sean Hannity called in to speak with a human representative. In the ensuing conversation, the conservative host grilled a call operator, asking her questions about the glitchy Obamacare website before veering into awkward small talk about politics, talk radio, and snow in Florida.

Hannity complimented for the operator for being so polite and kind, but also asked her questions that could possibly put her job on the line: “Have you ever gotten anyone who really likes it yet?” he asked at another point. “Um, not really,” she admitted, sending the radio host into a fit of laughter.

The conversation later switched to small talk about her residence in Panama City, Fla. (Hannity loves it there, by the way), the weather in Florida versus New York, her non-registered voting status, and her lack of knowledge about Fox News or any major right-wing talk radio hosts.

And anyone of any sane lineage whatsoever could possibly wonder just why this economy is not recovering at all?

BZ