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Re:Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? by rlt on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @12:55AM (#48366223)
He called Social Security a Ponzi scheme, not 401(k)s.
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Re:Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? by mandeepj on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @02:21AM (#48366715)
Both are your retirement funds! So…you call one, you call the other one as well.
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Re:Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? by mgh95 on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @04:52AM (#48367644)
Not really. Social security is a defined benefit plan that requires new payors to fund todays expenses. 401ks are a defined contribution plan. Very different.
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Re:Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? by rlt on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @12:40PM (#48386324)
That logic doesn’t hold.

A and B are X, A is Y, therefore B is Y? Nope.

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