James W Russell
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Language
English
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Description
Each generation of workers since the nineteenth century has had more retirement security than the previous generation. That is, until 1981, when shaky 401(k) plans began replacing traditional pensions. Now, tens of millions of Americans are discovering that they would have been better off under traditional pension plans long since replaced. Russell tells the story of a massive and international retirement robbery-- a substantial transfer of wealth...
Author
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
An essential resource for workers navigating their retirement and pension options, from the labor organizer's perspective.
Researching retirement plans should not take the rest of your life, even if deciphering the relevant paperwork seems to have become a full-time job. Deliberately elaborate legalese is obscuring the efforts of financial elites to seize control of workers' collective retirement savings—and The Labor Guide to