And what to do about it now and next time
Summary of The Six-Part Commentary for Paid Subscribers:
The federal government has three key reasons for minimizing or eliminating age discrimination in employment:
1. Equity: to provide equal economic opportunity to all citizens.
2. Virtually all productive jobs add to the economy and thus to the good of all.
3. To save government money: Unemployment and underemployment push people into costly welfare systems.
Despite laws to the contrary, hiring discrimination against older workers is not merely an epidemic; it is a universal, national constant. If it were math, it would be Pi. If it were astronomy, it would be “The Earth is round.” It pushes millions of older Americans into poverty, and taxpayers are footing the bill for the welfare benefits.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is virtually worthless when it comes to fighting age discrimination.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris blew the opportunity to lure a massive block of voters: those over age 50 who have been victimized by employment age discrimination.
Biden nibbled at the edges of employment discrimination against older job seekers and workers but never took a real bite of the cookie. Harris mouthed the right platitudes in an interview with AARP but did not offer a single substantive proposal to fight age discrimination in employment.
This commentary reveals where they failed and offers a suggested legislative agenda to fight age discrimination and attract more older voters to the Democratic Party.
The Story:
The analysis and “What, then, mus we do” is published in six parts for easier reading:
Do you have your own story about age discrimination against yourself or another older worker or workers or something else to add?
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