Your statement is complete nonsense. Here are the stats for those not participating in the workforce. The bulk of these people choose not to work because they are retired (the stats provided will show that more than half of these people are 55+), stay at home moms (stats are also dominated by women), or perhpas idle rich, but the number who fit the category you describe i less than 1% of the population, and completely irrelevant. http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat35.htm Additionally, participation in the labor force is the highest it has been since 1978. http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea01.htm