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For anyone who thinks peaceful protest achieves anything in the US, I suggest you read up on the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. It’s the reason you have pensions.

Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - Wikipedia

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Anonymous 4w

How is that the reason if American Express began their pension program in 1875?

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Anonymous 4w

That didn’t entire world either since only 15% of employees have access to pension plans (ofc we have other employee sponsored retirement plans but only like 55% of Americans take advantage of them)

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

I guess Amex wasn’t considered “major”? Or the Wikipedia editors let that slip

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

From “Pensions in the United States” under “History”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

Do any of the downvoters want to explain why they don’t like what I said 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

15% currently? That’s still surprisingly high unless that includes government workers too

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

15% included all retirement benefit plans that would fall under pension like. Actual pension plans in the private industry are much much much lower

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

ppl on here are just weird and immature. im guessing those companies weren’t considered major at the time

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