You and me. Dawn, Thanks for the lightness, but it masks a serious question. First of all there are more people than you said, probably 300 million and over 100 times as many in prison, most being minorities. I know, however that your joke is not so funny when it expresses real frustration. I also know you are overworked and a wonderful mother and granddaughter as well.
Busy work makes one feel ignorant and useless while significant work makes one feel energized.
In short it means down size labor and replace with machines and computers. Less effort for the company and more tasks for families working two jobs already. Great targets for envy but these retired skilled folks would make ideal allies if the current youth could find a way to enlist them as such. There is a word for all of this and it can be looked up on the Internet. Well Dawn, Dad taught me that the most important thing was to tell the truth, even if no one else did.