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Old 12-08-2014, 06:02 PM   #1899
RainMaker
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I know the single-mother with multiple jobs who is unable to do anything but eat McDonalds makes a great narrative, but it's incredibly rare. Only around 5% of our workforce works more than one job. The labor participation rate for women is at 57%.

Now also throw in that unemployed individuals have a higher obesity rate and the people you are talking about are an incredibly minuscule percent of the population.
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