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Re:Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smar... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @01:42PM (#40107594)
How much do you expect to trickle down? Everyone with a retirement account benefits. How is that nonsense?
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Re:Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smar... by jncfhnb on Sunday April 21, 2024 @02:08PM (#40107837)
Some is expected to trickle. But denying trickle down economics means denying that helping the rich is an effective way to help the poor.
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Re:Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smar... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Monday April 22, 2024 @06:53AM (#40113090)
What do you mean by helping the rich?
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Re:Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smar... by fwip on Sunday April 21, 2024 @02:25PM (#40107977)
Well, less than half of American households have money in their retirement account. And even for people with significant funds in their retirement accounts, that money will not be readily accessible (without penalty) for, on average, two decades or more.
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Re:Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smar... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @03:06PM (#40108272)
You can withdraw from a Roth IRA penalty-free after holding for 5 years.
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