Reply #350: Big difference, tho

[IdesOfOctober]

... in a mystery novel, you're called upon to read sequentially from the first page to the last, with no interaction.

Here, anyone with information can help write the ending.

For example:

1. Some have already taken the 5 minutes (max) to look up their Form 5500s. A few days ago, they had no idea who State Street is, and now they know that State Street earns fees off their pension plan(s). These folks have now begun to tell family members, friends, and neighbors how to check, and have begun to educate themselves - from reputable, public sources - about other ways that State Street serves BushCo.

2. Some have written with invaluable information that intersects with the State Street and/or Halliburton stories. For example, retirees at other companies with lesser-known lawsuits than the Polaroid or UAL suits have written to give a heads-up to the shenanigans they're facing with State Street's handling of their pension plans.

When you read Agatha Christie or Dan Brown, you have to suspend your disbelief, and go with the author's literary license.

Here, you don't. You're entitled to poke, prod, investigate, and become your *own* detective, using sources and resources you trust.

The Duncan Hunter, Resolution Trust Corp., State Street story this week may seem like happenstance or synchronicity. But the simplest explanation is that all these disparate groups have encountered State Street's business practices, and have all reached the same conclusion: they're dirty.