3 ms·

Giving up looking is not necessarily the same as not wanting a job.

• b112 6mo ago
  Yes, that's why I specifically mentioned it. If the best data you have is conjoined, then you must either figure it out, or ignore it. Do you know what percentage, exactly, are retired vs "giving uo"? No? Then when someone says full employment, they're right unless you have specific and precise data to counter that. We could also discuss people too sick to work. Or on maternity leave. Or wealth vs desire to work. Or 100 other factors.
  • xp84 6mo ago
    > Then when someone says full employment, they're right unless That's odd. The burden of proof is not exclusively on one side.
    • b112 6mo ago
      The burden of proof is predicated upon a well established economic terms. You want to refute those century+ old definitions? Alter them? Then yes, you have to start the dance. And work at it. And convince the entire planet to change.