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To: Moominoid who wrote (30623)5/3/2005 8:51:10 PM
From: Elroy JetsonRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 306849
 
A more pragmatic view of forced savings suggests that it is less expensive for the public to use government to force everyone to save for retirement than it would be to provide welfare for that portion of the population which did not save.

People also forget that Social Security was created to provide for the retired who had lost all of their savings in the collapse of the stock and bond markets and the failure of the banks.

People designing a retirement system who forget this history will learn again through repetition.
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To: Moominoid who wrote (30623)5/3/2005 9:19:14 PM
From: Crimson GhostRespond to of 306849
 
Ultra low interest rates are the biggest obstacle to savings IMHO. By far the biggest obstacle.