Chapter 2- An Aging Generation

One of the things that really caught my attention in this chapter was when they were talking about the aging workforce. They talked about how in the year 2016 there are going to be more people 55 and older working then any other age. They also talked about how there will hardly be anyone from the age of 16-24 working. My question is why is that? What would make that happen? Why would the younger generation choose not to work? Could it have anything to do with that employers don't treat the younger generations with respect and think they don't have anything to give to the company? Will the younger generations start their own jobs and be self employed or will they just be lazy and won't have any skills to add to the workforce?