so let me get this straight - over 3 million would not be subject to the special rules of an IRA, and would be treated like, um, all other money.
awww, little timmy wants pie AND ice cream.
gotholic don't worry this won't impact you at all. you will die on the job flipping burgers er no mowing lawns er no... shit they got mexicans for all that... don't give up your paper route.
i don't like it.
however it's not theft if people sign up for it.
you make it sound like there will be compulsory conversion of ALL forms of retirement accounts into the gov bucket. that's not the case.
oh, right, "not yet."
This paper proposes a rescue plan for the American retirement income security system, based on a mixed system composed of Social Security, employer defined-benefit pension plans, and a new type of personal retirement savings account called a Guaranteed Retirement Account. This rescue plan will not work without a strong defined-benefit pension system and a strong Social Security system. Tax breaks for 401(k)-style plans and IRAs will be converted into flat tax credits to offset the cost of these new accounts,so the plan will improve the retirement security of most Americans without costing taxpayers more than the current system.
The plan calls for all workers not enrolled in an equivalent or better defined-benefit pension to enroll in a Guaranteed Retirement Account, a plan that borrows the best features of defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans, including guaranteed retirement benefits that last a lifetime, low administrative costs, and steady contributions. With Guaranteed Retirement Accounts, workers will accumulate savings in investment funds that earn a guaranteed rate of return guaranteed by the federal government. These funds will be converted to life annuities upon retirement. Along with Social Security benefits, these will replace approximately 70% of pre-retirement earnings for the typical retiree.