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frazzled

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7. 1/3 of the American workforce has a 401k retirement fund

Reply to berni_mccoy (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:06 PM

Mar 2020

That's around 55 million people. For younger people, this won't matter. It's the long term that counts. For those workers who are nearing retirement, it's pretty important.

As is the general effect of the virus on the entire economic structure to every American.

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