Dow soars to 4-year high

[Egalitarian Thug]

66. None that I know of, that's the point. I'm sure there are many tiny to small

companies that are run well by decent businessmen dedicated to the longevity of the company, but finding them is almost as difficult as securing a position with them. I've heard that Leatherman Tools is one, SAS Software used to be legendary, but they are rare exceptions.

Our system now is a twist on the old company store game. Looting a pension fund has been legal for quite some time now, so it is a big risk for both the employee to enter into as well as for a well intentioned employer to offer. So in almost any case, a 401(k) is the only option.

The point is that we have/had a successful model for stable and secure pensions here and it was deliberately dismantled in order to coerce the workforce into the financial industry's game. A game which few can play at all and which far fewer understand well enough to excel in. The inevitable result is that a significant number of workers will lose their life's savings by being forced into a game for which they are not prepared.. That is not a good system for societal stability, but it is a great system for creating a small number of unimaginably rich and powerful organizations.