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Entries Tagged ‘retirement’

Will Democrats Kill Your 401k?

Oct.23, 2008 in Congress, Domestic Policy, Election 2008

The short answer is NO. But if you follow news about 401k plans, you might find some pretty scary headlines like this one or this one, where the writers contend that the Democrats want to take away the tax incentive out of 401k plans and force a mandatory pension savings of 5% on employees. [...]

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Privatizing Social Security: Reason #6,467,982 not to vote McCain

Jun.12, 2008 in Domestic Policy, Election 2008

The very first blog post I ever wrote was a screed dressing down George W. Bush for even thinking about privatizing Social Security, and now we have John McCain endorsing the same policy.
Privatizing Social Security is the very worst idea the Republicans have ever brought forth. It’s nothing more than a money grab intended to [...]

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