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Obama plan: Cut tax breaks for richest retirement savers
Wall Street Journal (Market Watch) ^ | February 21, 2014 | Robert Powell

Posted on 02/21/2014 1:32:19 PM PST by stevie_d_64

President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress in early March, as part of his fiscal 2015 budget, to reduce some of the tax advantages for employer-sponsored retirement plans for higher-income earners, according to published reports.

Plus, the president wants to limit the value of all tax deductions, defined contribution exclusions and IRA deductions to 28% of income — and include an overall cap on all retirement accounts, including pensions, that could bring in $1 billion a year in new tax revenue, according to a Pensions & Investments report. Read Companies bracing for 1-2 retirement punch .

According to the report, the proposals are designed to direct more of the tax preference for retirement savings toward getting more low- and middle-income people into the habit of saving.

(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: 401k; confiscation; economykiller; ira; myra; retirement; revenue; taxes
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1 posted on 02/21/2014 1:32:19 PM PST by stevie_d_64
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Obama: How much should we ALLOW a person to make?


2 posted on 02/21/2014 1:34:43 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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I hope this is one of the straws that needs to break his back...

But, in reality, this is ALL about revenue generation to pay for as much of the crap he has gotten away with in the last 5-6 years...

Of course the elected official cadre will have their retirement plan protected, exempt...

Is it time to fire ALL of them or what???

I could really care less if you have your favorite, or like the person you’ve elected to represent you, or not...


3 posted on 02/21/2014 1:35:42 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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Obama the freaking commie.


4 posted on 02/21/2014 1:35:49 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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President JackA$$ is a rabid ideologue and therefore too stupid to learn from history.


5 posted on 02/21/2014 1:37:44 PM PST by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Jim Robinson
It is just more class warfare--presumably, designed to attract (envious) independent voters in the 2014 midterms.
6 posted on 02/21/2014 1:39:17 PM PST by AmericanExceptionalist (Democrats believe in discussing the full spectrum of ideas, all the way from far left to center-left)
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To: Jim Robinson; All

Well, if you must ask Jim, seems to me a compensation of $6000 a year for your congressman, and maybe an extra $500 for a U.S. Senator would be a good start...

That would eliminate the have’s continuing to screw you and I out of what we do to make our lives better, economically and socially...

If there is a segment of this population in this country that does not do anything but live off the government teet, than I have ZERO sympathy for you until they get off their duff and do things the way you are supposed to do as a citizen of a free society!!!

You are certainly free to be a shmup living off other peoples hard work, but the scales are tipped a bit too much in favor of shmups these days and it is getting worse...

Just my opinion...


7 posted on 02/21/2014 1:41:44 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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The BS Vortex continues in DC.


8 posted on 02/21/2014 1:42:31 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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I remember when they came out with the Roth account, and the promise “it would never be taxed”. Hey, is you like your retirement account, you can keep your retirement account.


9 posted on 02/21/2014 1:42:46 PM PST by Fido969 (What's sad is most)
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The Brown Clown is a TOTAL Azzhat!


10 posted on 02/21/2014 1:43:05 PM PST by Renegade
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Republican primary ballot proposals (in Texas) Wonder if this can apply to Federal representatives, or is only meant to apply to states (probably the latter, but if so, we should push hard to make this a U.S. federal law.)

NO LAWMAKER EXCEPTIONS All elected officials and their staff should be subject to the same laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances as their constituents.

YES / NO

11 posted on 02/21/2014 1:43:34 PM PST by boxlunch (Psalm 2)
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When do the tanks roll into the White-house? Answer never, the Marxist have neutered, queered up the military. It will be up to the people, see the Ukraine.
12 posted on 02/21/2014 1:45:31 PM PST by DAC21
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He steal our guns, takes away our health care, takes away our right to speak, takes away our money, takes away our jobs, and nobody in Congress does anything.

Nobody in America cares. Jimmy Fallon interviews the Obamabastard’s wife on TV and everybody falls all over her.

A nation of slaves waiting their master’s dictates.


13 posted on 02/21/2014 1:45:32 PM PST by ZULU (Magua is sitting in the Oval Office. Ted Cruz/Phil Robertson in 2016.)
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14 posted on 02/21/2014 1:45:33 PM PST by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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“According to the report, the proposals are designed to direct more of the tax preference for retirement savings toward getting more low- and middle-income people into the habit of saving”

Translation, the Marxist Government will take from those whom were responsible towards their retirement, and set up Government type IRA accounts for those whom didn’t. The Government will pay pennies on the dollar in Capitol gains to the dead beat recipient and pocket the rest to fund their Communist dream.


15 posted on 02/21/2014 1:50:40 PM PST by DAC21
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More divisive class warfare BS. Ahead of the midterms.

A whole 1 billion dollars,in revenue! Will that even fund the government for two hours?


16 posted on 02/21/2014 1:51:08 PM PST by socal_parrot (I hate to say I told you so, but...)
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> Obama: How much should we ALLOW a person to make?

I’m sure this applies to HIMSELF as well...../s


17 posted on 02/21/2014 1:51:13 PM PST by jsanders2001
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> Obama: How much should we ALLOW a person to make?

I’m sure this applies to HIMSELF as well...../s


18 posted on 02/21/2014 1:51:15 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: stevie_d_64

Since they are all calling up Congresmen and others requesting amnesty and since all of the news papers and media is supporting same along with the Dem’s that is just fine with me. If they want socialism then they are just going to have to pay for it. Not because they are rich but becasuse they are the ones tearing our country down. A year ago I never would of thought I would say this.


19 posted on 02/21/2014 1:54:26 PM PST by amnestynone (Lindsey Graham is feckless, duplicitous, treacherous, double dealing backstabbing Corksucker.)
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OBAMA HATES OLD PEOPLE.


20 posted on 02/21/2014 1:54:27 PM PST by CMailBag
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