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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:03 PM Original message |
Workers not saving enough for retirement (new rpt from non-profit) |
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Mr.Green93 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. How can anyone save |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. We found out the hard way |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I know I can't |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. I had my nest egg robbed by medical problems and a company |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Workers are not making enough for saving anything.... |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You Got It Whistle! |
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Racenut20 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think "privitization" will help, don't you ? It will |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Las Vegas would be better |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. I guess it depends on what kind of lifestyle you want |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. It brings up valid points, but it's designed to be sensational. |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. "Workers not saving enough for rent' should be the headline |
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central scrutinizer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. better headline |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. With ALL of this in mind, |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. They know that. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. And all those people who made modest investments for their retirement |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Any chance the geniuses might realize a middle class with $$ is what makes |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. That's because we are too busy spending our paychecks on luxuries... |
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Ms_Mary (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's hard to save much of anything. nt |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. People lost alot of 401K value since 2000 |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. If you exclude homes then savings are not enough. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I'd say a huge number of people are counting on home equity. |
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Wright Patman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. A home has only recently |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. Headline is incorrect. |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. But if they save more, they'll stop shopping! We can't have that! |
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heidler1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Interest paid on savings do not keep up with the drop in dollar buying |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. Older boomers are getting ready for retirement |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Yup we've been ripped off at every turn. |
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doodadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Bitter is hardly descriptive enough |
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74dodgedart (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. How do you know what enough is ? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. Every time I start saving, something else happens: |
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Anakin Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. Some People Don't Even |
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