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BlackRock's Larry Fink sees Social Security crisis, says 65 retirement age 'a bit crazy'
https://www.msn.com ^ | 3/26/24 | Story by Alex Harring

Posted on 03/26/2024 6:43:23 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

In his annual letter to shareholders, Fink called the decreasing ability to retire in a financially sound way one of the biggest economic challenges of the mid-21st century. "Today in America, the retirement message that the government and companies tell their workers is effectively: 'You're on your own,'" Fink wrote. A federal law that will require employers with 401(k) plans to auto enroll new workers provides a bright spot, he said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 65retirementage; blackrock; death; larryfink; socialsecurity; tax
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1 posted on 03/26/2024 6:43:23 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

President Bush tried to fix it, but the Democrats would not let him.


2 posted on 03/26/2024 6:44:33 PM PDT by Parley Baer (.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

By crippling the economy for older, experienced workers (especially white Americans), they forced many during COVID to retire earlier than planned because they had little other choice.


3 posted on 03/26/2024 6:45:58 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: Parley Baer

It’s stupid to quit cold turkey. Retirement should be gradual with fewer hours as one gets older-be more useful. It would put more onus on a worker when he’s younger with more piss and vinegar. People turn on family members knowing they’re not needed as much.


4 posted on 03/26/2024 6:49:13 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: RomanSoldier19

Larry Fink is living proof that Soros dying won’t help a thing.


5 posted on 03/26/2024 6:50:10 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: RomanSoldier19

It’s always been a scam
Take your money for 65 years and then tell you to go away.


6 posted on 03/26/2024 6:51:17 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Do you know why I'm always right? It's because I know everything. )
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7 posted on 03/26/2024 6:51:38 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit;“We are your ghosts, in this game played by monkeys, organized by lunatics” )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Someone on one of our sites said it will have to be done after an election and the voters left out. During the political season it becomes full of lies. Bush did it after but 52 senate seats was not enough.


8 posted on 03/26/2024 6:52:32 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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9 posted on 03/26/2024 6:53:25 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit;“We are your ghosts, in this game played by monkeys, organized by lunatics” )
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To: Rastus

Fink wants a law to force Employers to provide 401Ks Betcha Blackrock would make a few bucks on thar Federal Mandate.


10 posted on 03/26/2024 6:54:30 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness. )
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A federal law that will require employers with 401(k) plans to auto enroll new workers provides a bright spot...

Because thos 401(k) assets will be held by Larry/BlackRock.

11 posted on 03/26/2024 6:55:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████s████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

We are giving illegal aliens not less than $65,000 cash and countless dollars well past that while giving social security recipients an average of $20,000.

Social security is not in jeopardy.


12 posted on 03/26/2024 6:55:27 PM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

I think it is 62.5 yr. old.


13 posted on 03/26/2024 6:58:13 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: RomanSoldier19

but of course our nation has all kinds of ‘free money and services’ to pay $390,000 to every illegal in NY per year!


14 posted on 03/26/2024 6:59:04 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: RomanSoldier19

How abt we stop giving SS to those here illegally who never paid into it.


15 posted on 03/26/2024 7:00:17 PM PDT by Singermom
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To: RomanSoldier19

For rotten pencil pushing autocrats like Fink, 65 or 75 or 85 is too young. For a physical job, reaching 65 is a feat


16 posted on 03/26/2024 7:01:40 PM PDT by alstewartfan (Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
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To: Singermom

And stop giving SS DI to those who are not actually permanently disabled and not unable to work.


17 posted on 03/26/2024 7:02:48 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: RomanSoldier19

Some people act like Social Security becomes some sort of ‘special’ crisis because it will not pay for itself by year 20xx (pick a year).

Flash news. Government spending is unsustainable. Coming soon - $1T annually just to pay the interest on the debt. At least Social Security brings in some money via workers and companies.

They will just continue to finance more debt to pay for SS and everything else. No one can do much about this runaway spending.


18 posted on 03/26/2024 7:03:51 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: griswold3

True current story: I work for a well known US firm. Blackrock eventually won a bid from us to take over our retirement plans as we grew and offered a couple of plans to our employees. During the Biden admin, these Blackrock plans performed negative 30-40 percent as they invested our retirement in ESG. It was so bad employees of the firm filed multiple lawsuits and we had to take corrective actions.


19 posted on 03/26/2024 7:04:58 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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20 posted on 03/26/2024 7:06:31 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit;“We are your ghosts, in this game played by monkeys, organized by lunatics” )
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