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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: BRKNut   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Retirement investing fees and costs
Date: 05/28/24 12:22 AM
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<<There is no greater macroeconomic force at work in America than the amount of skim, scam and fraud the average middle-class family loses to the bipartisan culture of political corruption in the country.>>>>

very well put! Couldn't agree more. It is so large and so mundane in plain sight and thus never seen for what it is. I started a thread on 401K contribution limits - a "captured" arrangement versus the IRA, which is largely under the discretion of the consumer. There is something similar in education funding - 529 Plans (captured) versus Educational Savings Account - The contribution limits are ridiculously lopsided towards the fee-rich 529. Large scale stealing.
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