Commentary: Ice cream, politics and pension funds are not a winning recipe – The Hill

"State pension fund board rooms aren’t the best place to debate Israeli-Palestinian politics. This may sound like a blatantly obvious statement, but these debates are exactly what’s been happening in states like Illinois, New York and Texas. "
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Platinum Goose
4 years ago

This article makes an excellent argument for why pensions should be eliminated. Let everyone who wants to invest for their retirement based on their political views have the freedom to do so with their own 401K. I can see it now, The Janus BLM Fund, Fidelity Social Justice and Equity Fund, Fidelity Anti Israel Fund, Morgan Stanley Green Energy Fund. We can throw some in for those right leaning government workers too, the Fidelity Guns Ammo and Military Fund, Morgan Stanley Refining and Coal Mining Fund and the Janus Private Prison and Border Control Fund. Why should the taxpayers be… Read more »

Last edited 4 years ago by Platinum Goose
James
4 years ago
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Excellent idea.

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