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		JohnnyMarcone 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quart... Imagine being middle class in your late 50s right now and eyeing retirement. Even worse, imagine you were planning to retire this year and now plan to work another couple years due to fear. The cherry being, the entire time you're worried that there will be a recession that will force you to retire before you're ready.

jccalhoun 9 months ago | [–]

Yep. That's me. And my state's Republican supermajority just cut the budget of the community college I teach at by 10%.

mikestew 9 months ago | [–]

Or yet another option: retired last year, and even if Trump is re-elected, it’ll be good for the markets, right?

Yeah, that was me last June. Thankfully the spouse is still working.

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