Quotes of the Day
Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005
Cover Story
- Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
- A TIME investigation looks at how companies are leaving millions of Americans at risk of an impoverished retirement and how Congress let it happen
| Source: It was part of the American Dream, a pledge made by corporations to their workers: for your decades of toil, you will be assured of retirement benefits like a pension and health care. Now more and more companies are walking away from that promise, leaving millions of Americans at risk of an impoverished retirement. How can this be legal? A TIME investigation looks at how Congress let it happen and the widespread social insecurity it's causing