@silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 27 days agoThe Social Security Fix Nobody Wants to Talk About | A small tax increase would make the essential national retirement program secure for decades, our columnist says, but lawmakers would have to actwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1221
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minus-square@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink18•27 days ago The ultrawealthy should pay for this since they took away our pensions. Just put another $10k into your 401k. We promise the market will always go up forever and you’ll be able to retire on it. It won’t be like last time.
minus-square@jordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilink7•26 days agoOr the time before that, or the time before that… I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen my co-workers borderline suicidal because their 401K tanked.
Just put another $10k into your 401k. We promise the market will always go up forever and you’ll be able to retire on it. It won’t be like last time.
Or the time before that, or the time before that…
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen my co-workers borderline suicidal because their 401K tanked.