Proposals focus on recalibrating the program’s benefit formulas and exploring new contribution models to secure future solvency. Proponents argue that modernizing these aspects will help the program adapt to longer life spans and changing economic conditions without sacrificing current commitments.
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Ironically, while some see lowering the savings limit as politically palatable because it impacts only a small segment of the population, that same fact reduces the effect of such a policy shift.
The fact Social Security was already collecting this information, albeit not in a database, raises the question of whether this new lost and found database will add any real value.
Laffer postulated that tax receipts might be increased by reductions in the tax rate because such reductions would bring people out of the underground economy and also reduce the usage of tax shelters. This advice was implemented in President Ronald Reagan’s “Reaganomics,” and it worked to increase tax revenues.
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Of course, to really answer the question of post-retirement middle class stability, we have to understand what “middle class” means. Luckily, there are folks who collect data, which helps with this definition.
From an employer perspective, it’s not just about the 401k plan. There are greater realities that must be dealt with. Different firms, however, will find distinct—and differing—realities.
More sophisticated plan participants who can afford to hire their own adviser. They don’t ask more from the plan. They ask for less, in hopes of gaining more control over their own destiny. For a variety of reasons, this isn’t as easy as some participants would like it to be.
When it comes to retirement anxiety, it’s best to set aside all those matters that fall outside your ability to manage. You can’t change everything. Focus instead on what you can change.
The Irony Of Taxing 401k Plans To Save Social Security
Worse, if the “alternatives” alluded to by the paper entail government backed programs like Social Security, this could have a debilitating impact on encouraging people to be responsible for funding their own retirement.