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		xyzzy123 on Dec 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: United Health CEO Decries "Aggressive" Media Cover... They're a component of the S&P 500 / various indexes, so what is weird is that to some extent the drive for returns from people's own 401ks is the source of the oppression. The human centipede of capitalism.

forgetfreeman on Dec 8, 2024 [–]

401ks were markets answer to how to make money off of corporations first externalizing and then eliminating their pension obligations.

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