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Re:Apple and Google embody two alternative models of capitalism by emodendroket on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @04:11PM (#14747604)
> Almost every member of "labor" has some form of pension, 401(k), IRA, or personal stock holding

Objectively speaking, it does not seem like that is the case for even half of workers. https://www.ebri.org/publications/benfaq/index.cfm?fa=retfaq...

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Re:Apple and Google embody two alternative models of capitalism by ensignavenger on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:58PM (#14749636)
That data is almost 20 years old now. I don't know how much it has changed since then, though. It also only deals with 'private sector' labor, whereas the OP specifically mentioned state employees in the pool of 'labor'.

EDIT: Wait... The chart title says 1979-2013, which is what the chart says... but the source citation says it came from 1979-1998... which is why I thought it was 20 years old... not sure where they got the rest of the data from.

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Re:Apple and Google embody two alternative models of capitalism by emodendroket on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:20AM (#14752247)
It also doesn't factor in the unemployed, which seems just as relevant a factor in the opposite direction, if you're going to claim everybody's interests are one in the same with business owners'.
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Re:Apple and Google embody two alternative models of capitalism by eu90h on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @10:43PM (#14749781)
The data from 1999 onward is estimated from a few sources, as explained at the bottom of the page here: https://www.ebri.org/publications/benfaq/index.cfm?fa=retfaq...
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