Bubba of Gump America, my think tank. 401k's are a failure, pensions are a failure, for most Americans. Having a national pension system, "social security plus" has always been the goal. MEPF participants are being used as useful idiots to this end.
When I would goad Docker, B-1 bomber, I'd always ask are you going to be there for the national pension when you don't get your bailout. MEPF's, Public pensions will be phased out, single employer pensions are well on their way to being phased out. A national pension is not a redistribution of wealth, it is giving the average American their fair share. Unless they don't work, then let them starve. Canary in the Mine, would be the expert on this subject. He's the only person I know who has read all of Lani Guinier's books.