Hello, friends! As I mentioned in the video, I’m starting the No. 3 Post, the first socialist snail mail club! Each month, subscribers will receive a hand-signed letter from yours truly, along with a themed assortment of analog goodies. The theme of the first month’s dispatch is Revolutionary Optimism, and I’m so excited to share it with you! If you want to join the club and get a hand-numbered, first-month-only Founder’s card, be sure to subscribe before August 20th! Subscribe here: https://no3supply.com/ If you’re an artist looking to collaborate with No. 3 Post, send me an email with examples of your work at no3supply@gmail.com We Won’t Retire, I Guess – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Have a topic idea? Send it to us here: https://forms.gle/gihjqi21cZe7ncWr5 Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com//_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Citations and Further Reading: Executive order and 401k news https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/democratizing-access-to-alternative-assets-for-401k-investors/ https://www.axios.com/2026/03/31/private-equity-401k-trump https://www.ft.com/content/f25fbd07-273b-4af4-9e5c-0f80ea004bfe https://www.ft.com/content/f38575bf-7d7e-41a8-ae77-6e25c44de3a2 Blackstone song https://youtu.be/CbqqAAgN-dI Lobbying https://www.ft.com/content/6647ad13-0954-4257-8112-cb02e9515cf6 90M Americans have 401ks https://www.ft.com/content/fd73e346-c938-4c21-b757-fb8d0c027b7c Even millionaires are worried https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retirement-spending-longer-life-savings-4b511053 Social Security covers 40% of pre-retirement income https://smartasset.com/retirement/living-on-social-security-alone Pensions https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/opinion/trump-retirement-private-equity-401k.html NYT article https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/opinion/trump-retirement-private-equity-401k.html https://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/wfprx/quote https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/profile/vftax Bloomberg article https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-03/trillions-in-us-retirement-dollars-flow-into-opaque-trusts-that-rival-etfs “Inordinate risk-taking” https://www.ft.com/content/f25fbd07-273b-4af4-9e5c-0f80ea004bfe Alternative assets are hurting https://www.ft.com/content/f38575bf-7d7e-41a8-ae77-6e25c44de3a2 https://www.forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/2026/01/29/why-private-equity-is-suddenly-awash-with-zombie-firms/ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/private-equity-investors-want-money-back-but-its-tied-up-in-zombie-funds.html Private equity is awful https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/24/private-equitys-role-retail-has-decimated-million-jobs-study-says/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/29/economy/hahnemann-hospital-closing-philadelphia https://www.propublica.org/article/psychiatric-hospitals-emtala-mental-health-profit https://www.propublica.org/article/us-senators-demand-federal-scrutiny-of-private-equitys-incursion-into-fishing https://theintercept.com/2024/12/04/trump-mass-deportation-private-equity-prisons/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/omni-ice-deportations-charter-flight-stonepeak-private-equity/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/blackrock-quits-climate-group-wall-streets-latest-environmental-step-back-2025-01-09/ https://jacobin.com/2025/04/retirement-asset-management-labor-discipline https://www.ft.com/content/54ab001b-01b5-4e89-905e-73ad72431dec About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
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