>You realize 401k programs at most companies are treated as a pool just like pension funds right? That's false. One of the requirements of a qualified plan u

>You realize 401k programs at most companies are treated as a pool just like pension funds right? That's false. One of the requirements of a qualified plan under section 401 is that the employee has a nonforfeitable right to plan benefits: https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-sponsor/401k-plan-qualification-requirements https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-sponsor/401k-plan-... The corporations who tell workers that the corporation can take money out of employer 401k plans without authorization are trying to scare the workers, stop being their patsy. >The politicians who caused the problem are the ones who want you to blame the workers, stop being their patsy. The workers should have known that future promises to pay which would drive the government into insolvency were promises made in bad faith. This doesn't absolve the politicians of their sins, but the workers are not innocent lambs either.