Very interesting article. Startling in fact. Goes to show that the government can indeed pay an individual NOT TO WORK.............
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-02-18/more-americans-should-be-working
Among both men and women, the U.S. started out at or near the top in 1990 and stayed there during that decade, but is now at the bottom. Meanwhile, the most dramatic gains came in Germany, which enacted painful labor market reforms starting in 2003 that cut back on long-term unemployment payments but offered more help and new incentives for finding jobs.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-02-18/more-americans-should-be-working
Among both men and women, the U.S. started out at or near the top in 1990 and stayed there during that decade, but is now at the bottom. Meanwhile, the most dramatic gains came in Germany, which enacted painful labor market reforms starting in 2003 that cut back on long-term unemployment payments but offered more help and new incentives for finding jobs.
