Letters: Nov. 21, 2005

The Great Retirement Ripoff Our investigative report on how Congress has allowed corporations to legally revoke employees' retirement benefits prompted expressions of outrage from workers whose pensions are at risk. But other readers decried Americans' lack of self-sufficiency and inability to save for their golden years

"Your report served to underscore the foolishness of relying only on one's employer or the government for financial security." LAWRENCE U. MCGEE Lewisville, N.C.

Thank you, Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, for the superbly written and informative story "The Broken Promise" [Oct. 31] on how businesses are canceling employees' retirement plans. Never have...

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