Workers' retirement funds are one of the largest pools of capital in the world.
The funds are workers' deferred compensation, hard-earned after decades of employment.
Pension fund capital once largely financed schools, government buildings, and community infrastructure things that both improved communities and provided steady, reliable returns.
Today, pension funds subsidize profiteering in everything from housing to healthcare to the environment.
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