John T wrote:

As for promises: If it's not in writing, it's worth about as much as the
lint in my pocket.

Most of the benefits discussed in this thread are put in writing repeatedly by
an employer. I used to get statements detailing my pension at least once a year.

The problem is that *those* promises are worth little more than the paper
they're written on. When a corporation gets to the point where the chief
executives feels that their only choice is violation of the law or going out of
business, they will usually violate the law. If they can manage to avoid that by
bankruptcy, they will usually declare bankruptcy. Either way, their promises are
history.

George Patterson
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