[FanaHOVA]

You really think the amount of savings in 401ks is the same size as the GDP of the whole country?

[hollerith]

That's comparing a rate of flow to a static amount. In other words, GDP is 27 trillion per year.

[dmoy]

It's not, but IRA plus 401k is about equal to GDP, yes (and if you add approximately equivalent defined contribution plans like 403b, tsp, etc, then it's more than GDP)

[consumer451]

> It's not, but IRA plus 401k is about equal to GDP

The economic vampires must salivate about this opportunity all night and day.

[rsynnott]

Why shouldn't it be? GDP is _economic production (for some value of economic production) for a year_. It's not all that closely linked to wealth.