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Worktodo

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10. oh it's a total ripoff
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 02:20 AM
Mar 2017

401k is another example. Sure you can choose "Fund A" or "Fund B" but your employer is likely to lock you in with the management company with higher fees.

A "choice" is Coke or Pepsi. Pick which one you think tastes better (or none at all).

A "choice" is not "Firing Squad versus Lethal Injection". That's a "decision".

Picking between 17 different health insurance plans that all cover different illnesses (some you didn't know even existed) and still makes you have to call the hospital and the insurance company because the bill is messed up and they're all trying to screw you over... that's not a "choice", that's a "system". And ordinary folks don't beat the "system", ever.

It's like being forced to play at the roulette table-- you can choose what number to bet but the house will always win.

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