Originally Posted by
captnate702
First, I would never prefer retirement contribution over solid salary/hourly rate - that was never a question.
Your argument was that I should hate big corporations and not support the Amazons, Walmarts, etc. that don't pay workers the money they "deserve". And that line of thinking is fatally flawed if you are strongly supporting those same corporations by gobbling up their stock every pay period when you or your employer contribute to an S&P backed 401k plan. That was my argument.
And near 20% returns has been a cake walk over the past ten years. QQQ invesco is 19% over the past decade and that is a simple index fund. I am an idiot, not a day trader.
I was the one slamming employers who steal from their employees. No I don’t invest in Amazon or other companies like that. Because I have a moral compass bigger than your ego.
I on the other hand have in a previous life made very lucrative moves on the market before changing to a more respectful strategy of labor.
You demand more compensation you have a union you secure good quality of life this way. No I didn’t vote for the admin that is so adamantly anti-labor that they steal from their own voters daily with their new tarrif policy, because I understand economics at an undergraduate level. I suggest you go back to your side of the forum and step out of our negotiations. Pattern bargaining is what it’s all about. Not to bring up the bottom but to strive for the top rate. If you don’t understand that either then I’m worried about your family having you as a contributor.