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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by mjevans on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:07PM (#16136743)
The best investment we could make in retirement would /honestly/ be in public owned automation and production of all basic things that don't inherently /require/ human labor.

The sooner we can have a society more like Star Trek's utopian future the better for anyone that wants to retire without being a burden on the current generation. (Even then, I don't think I'd ever want to /fully/ retire, I'd just like to focus on things I actually find fun and meaningful.)

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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by outworlder on Friday January 12, 2018 @07:27PM (#16137489)
Best investment for whom, though? Not companies. Not governments, not because it wouldn't be beneficial, but because there's no incentive – the benefits are down the road, probably beyond the time it takes for the current generation of politicians to retire.
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