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The Way Forward

dutch777

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2. While retirement savings programs are great, tough to contribute for the 35% of US households living paycheck...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2025, 11:59 AM

Feb 22

...to paycheck. True pension programs are getting rarer and rarer with 401k's and similar the other option but where you may only get employer match based on your ability to contribute.

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"We are listening now": Democrats' path forward leads back to the economy [View all] marmar Feb 22 OP

I think the economy is a red herring drray23 Feb 22 #1

This. LuvLoogie Feb 22 #3

While retirement savings programs are great, tough to contribute for the 35% of US households living paycheck... dutch777 Feb 22 #2

Lots of problems with that bucolic_frolic Feb 22 #4

Clueless (not you, marmar!) Let's give working class Americans access to retirement accounts. hedda_foil Feb 22 #5

The working class voted their racism Keepthesoulalive Feb 22 #6

Adrienne Elrod and people like her are the problem somsai Feb 22 #7