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>The gold standard metric is labor participation rate of white men over 20 "gold standard"... according to whom? Economists? Internet commentators? White natio

• HarryHirsch 8mo ago
  Economists, of course - the confounder of discrimination is absent here. Recall: if something appears weird in the US, it's usually due to slavery.
  • gruez 8mo ago
    >Economists, of course For what? "labor participation rate" or "labor participation rate of white men over 20"? The former is regularly cited, but the latter seems like a contrived statistic to make a point.
    • rayiner 8mo ago
      It’s not a contrived statistic. It’s a way to look at the fundamentals of the economy in a way that’s not confounded by the distinct effects of immigration, etc.
      • oa335 8mo ago
        But it is confounded by demographic changes… namely the aging population.