[quote=AN][quote=utcsox]How does the charts you bought up show that exactly? Medicaid, government healthcare, and housing subsidies are also available to people who work and making less than certain income. There is no doubt that there is still slack in our labor market as the unemployment rate is still higher than what you expect at full employment; however, it is not causing most of the decline in overall labor participation rate.[/quote]
Again, you’re the one who said those benefits is the cause of most of the decline of overall labor participation rate. I never said that. So, stop it with the straw man. I just told why I posted those charts. At unemployment <6%, everything should be rosy. But it's not, which is why I posted those chart to show that everything is not rosy. It’s quite simple really, but you seem to like to resort to name calling (again hilarious because you’re calling a non-republican a Right winger :-D) and straw man.[/quote]

1. Nobody said everything is rosy.
2. These charts did not show everything is rosy or not rosy. I just explain in previous post that the declining labor participation rate is mainly due to shifting demographics. The housing subsidy chart shows ???.
3. On the post you just quoted, I said, “the slack in our labor market is not the main cause of the decline in overall labor participation rate”. How is this name calling and straw man?
4. Nah, I won’t call you a Republican. I mean Republicans can reason much better and comprehend economics issues much better than you. :-D)