A small tax increase would make the essential national retirement program secure for decades, our columnist says, but lawmakers would have to take action.
The ultrawealthy should pay for this since they took away our pensions. They wouldn’t even notice the amounts missing from their accounts if they didn’t have an accountant hired to find it all and make them pissed.
The ultrawealthy should pay for this since they took away our pensions. They wouldn’t even notice the amounts missing from their accounts if they didn’t have an accountant hired to find it all and make them pissed.
Just put another $10k into your 401k. We promise the market will always go up forever and you’ll be able to retire on it. It won’t be like last time.
Or the time before that, or the time before that…
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen my co-workers borderline suicidal because their 401K tanked.
At least take away the contribution cap which limits SS taxes to the first $168k of income.