Will the U.S. Kick 401(k) Subsidies Off the Cliff?

A tax subsidy may be necessary to motivate employers to offer retirement benefits.

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At a time of nearly desperate negotiations to find savings needed to avert the fiscal cliff, ending the taxpayer subsidy–to the tune of $100 billion–of retirement savings accounts seems to many to be a no-brainer.

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