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Re:McClatchy files bankruptcy by mattnewton on Thursday February 13, 2020 @12:23PM (#22319480)
Well, they are divorced from the employer these days, because most jobs just don’t offer a pension program at all. Social security is all most people will have at retirement from the comming generations.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/generation-x-stop-slacking...

Re:McClatchy files bankruptcy by seanmcdirmid on Thursday February 13, 2020 @12:26PM (#22319507)
And 401ks, for those that have decent incomes to save $19k/year + match at least. So not almost all will depend on SS, but many surely will.
Re:McClatchy files bankruptcy by thatfrenchguy on Thursday February 13, 2020 @12:41PM (#22319659)
But most 401ks have ridiculously low balances, with the median for people 50-59 at 150k: https://www.financialsamurai.com/median401k-retirement-balan...
Re:McClatchy files bankruptcy by toomuchtodo on Thursday February 13, 2020 @12:42PM (#22319676)
48 percent of American households over the age of 55 still have no retirement savings. [1] [2] None. Zero. 401ks were a legislative hack for high income earners [3], and were used to con the middle class out of their additional pension comp. Those funds instead ended up in shareholder pockets, with a small amount provided as 401k matches.

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/these-people-are-on-the-verg...

[2] https://www.gao.gov/assets/680/670153.pdf (GAO report)

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21827154

Re:McClatchy files bankruptcy by ipython on Thursday February 13, 2020 @02:35PM (#22320672)
Those surveys are misleading though. I have a relatively small amount in my 401k because I have not been in my current job for long. Every time I change jobs I roll over the 401k balances into an IRA. So... unless someone's been in their job for 5+ years, their 401k balance may be very low.