In December, there were 2.5 million marginally attached workers, 9.2 million involuntary part-timers, and 15.3 million unemployed workers in the United States, for a total of 27 million workers who are either unemployed or underemployed (nearly double its level at the start of the recession). This represents 17.3% of U.S. workers. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.