The 401K hoax

2002-07-05 Thread Devine, James
Title: The 401K hoax I think it's Ed Wolff. Doug Orr -- an erstwhile pen-pal -- has argued for a while that 401ks were specifically designed to get the corporations out of their obligation to pay deferred wages (i.e., pensions). It was indeed a rip off. JD Gene Coyle writes:>I ag

Re: Re: The 401K hoax

2002-07-05 Thread Eugene Coyle
t;contribution pension plans that have swept our economy in the last twenty > >years: > > > >(Also for further reading I am told there is a good book with the title > >The 401K Hoax by Bill Wolman) > > > >"The real purpose of 40K's and pension funds is to minim

Re: The 401K hoax

2002-07-05 Thread joanna bujes
;years: > >(Also for further reading I am told there is a good book with the title >The 401K Hoax by Bill Wolman) > >"The real purpose of 40K's and pension funds is to minimize inflationary >effects of paying higher wages. Whether the sock bubble was engineere