2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Would Bernie supporters be so kind as to define "Wall Street" for us? [View all]Gregorian
(23,867 posts)The reality is that there are people who have retirement accounts that have been raided. Many have lost their retirement accounts due to malfeasance on the part of those running the companies. The decision to use retirement accounts was not one that included those who are recipients of those accounts. That's the participation which most people do not have, which is crucially important in determining the wellbeing of the worker.
We may be able to be a part of what is happening in our workplace, but in general it is so small as to be ineffective.
Imagine that you have complete control of the company with the remainder of the employees. That, no doubt, is a far more healthy environment. One where the employee has control over their life and livelihood. That's the kind of participation that we are fighting for.
The bottom line is that having choice beats having less or no choice.