Reply #26: But now they've got a big push on trying to attract retirees back

[arikara]

into the lower paid part time jobs. They say there's a shortage of workers, which there is in the mcjob category. Nobody with a young family can afford to work for slave wages and no bennies.

There was a story on the local news featuring a 67 year old retired executive type who's now working part time in a grocery store as a bag boy to keep himself occupied. He doesn't particularly need the money so the low wages aren't a disincentive.