The behold the plight of the preterite " Among workaday families, retirement piggy banks tend to be quite small. Half of all families in the United States have less than $5,000 in retirement accounts"

Our preterite wage class
The saintly duty
Of Household accumulation
And the wrath of uncle Jehovah

"median retirement savings for families led by someone 55 to 61 years old is still just $17,000."


"top fifth of the income ladder. They represent 20 percent of the US population, collect 63 percent of all income, and hold 74 percent of the retirement savings."