Is the launch of government sponsored annuities a precursor to the formal takeover of your retirement accounts by Uncle Sam?
The groundwork for this possibility is being laid by the powers that be in Washington. Will it come to fruition? Only time will tell, but did you think developments over the last 18 months would ever happen? While we can hope for the best, we should prepare for the worst — including the potential reality of having Uncle Sam take control of your retirement accounts.
I thank a loyal Sense on Cents reader, Comrade Joe, for initially broaching this topic here on January 11th in writing, Blueprint for Government Takeover of IRAs.
We have seen further evidence of this potential reality in a BusinessWeek article in late January, Mandatory IRAs May Burden Small Employers, Business Group Says:
U.S. President Barack Obama’s effort to increase retirement savings by requiring all businesses to offer automatic IRA accounts may face opposition from small companies, says a Washington-based trade group.
Obama said the plan, part of a tax package aimed at middle- income Americans proposed today, would let employees automatically enroll in direct-deposit retirement accounts and expand matching tax credits. The administration hasn’t released a cost estimate.
“When small businesses are struggling to stay afloat, we oppose mandates such as this that stand to create a new administrative burden,” said Molly Brogan, vice president of public affairs for the National Small Business Association, in an e-mailed statement.
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