Actually older people are staying in the labor force longer out of economic necessity. It is younger workers who are dropping out. But by all means, continue on you progressive talking points.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin...xodus-problem/
On the other side are those such as senior fellow and director of Economics21 at the Manhattan Institute, Diana Furchtgott-Roth who, in a Jan. 14 piece for RealcCearMarkets.com noted that “since 2000 the labor force participation rates of workers 55 and over have been rising steadily, and the labor force participation rates of workers between 16 and 54 have been declining.”