"It's usually much easier for people with professional skills to find work for themselves or even possibly to continue with their old employer, but on a part-time basis. Some labor economists predict that in about five years there will be a labor shortage in the United States and that demand for retirees to work part-time will grow naturally. I don't know if that's true or just wishful predicting."

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Hedrick Smith

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Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author known for his impactful works on American society and politics, particularly 'Who Stole the American Dream?'.

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