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Dems Target Private Retirement Accounts
Carolina Journal Online ^ | November 04, 2008 | Karen McMahan

Posted on 11/18/2008 4:45:37 PM PST by Clintonfatigued

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To: sourcery

This is a rather strange ploy with retirement accounts. I’m sure that more people will be making $120,000 or whatever it is to get a tax increase, if they can’t deduct IRA contributions. I guess if we go to National Health Insurance we will lose that deduction to for incidental purchases like Tylenol (something conservatives may need plenty of over the next 4 years).


41 posted on 11/18/2008 6:07:29 PM PST by Michigan CD
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To: Clintonfatigued

Congress needs our retirement accounts to give to autoworkers.


42 posted on 11/18/2008 6:13:14 PM PST by lonestar
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To: lonestar
Congress needs our retirement accounts to give to autoworkers.

Now that's pithy and true.

43 posted on 11/18/2008 6:36:54 PM PST by Betty Jane
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To: Clintonfatigued

We’re screwed.


44 posted on 11/18/2008 7:14:01 PM PST by neverdem (Xin loi min oi)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Dang, I would have thought with the market tanking they would have tabled this idea...damn the torpedos, full speed ahead I guess...


45 posted on 11/18/2008 7:16:03 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: Clintonfatigued

CastrObama is about to make this Cuba.

Pray for W, SaraCuda and Our Troops


46 posted on 11/18/2008 7:19:37 PM PST by bray (All thats left of my 401K is Change and no Hope.)
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To: bray
DO NOT believe this : I saw George Miller on Fox Business News and said NO WAY is this is going to Happen.
47 posted on 11/18/2008 7:25:59 PM PST by scooby321
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To: sourcery

yes but the democrat congress can increase the size of the supreme court to say 15 so obama can select 6 more and guarantee, yes guarantee that no sensible court likethe present one can overturn his agenda.

welcome to the way liberals work.


48 posted on 11/18/2008 7:36:56 PM PST by bestintxas (It's great in Texas)
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To: Clintonfatigued

America, the land of the truly stupid.


49 posted on 11/18/2008 7:51:44 PM PST by G-Man 1
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To: Mikey_1962

O you shut the ———— up
;)


50 posted on 11/18/2008 7:57:02 PM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: Clintonfatigued

As someone else stated on another thread, maybe they’re trying to scare us all into removing our money from our 401(k) accounts and paying the taxes now.


51 posted on 11/18/2008 8:55:20 PM PST by Tired of Taxes (Dad, I will always think of you.)
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To: caver

I told someone about it and they said I was crazy. They aren’t allowed to do that and noone would let them.....

Sure!

Any news on obamas promise to let us draw out 10k or 5%?
I want to swipe that out before he takes it. Although, it is hard to withdraw from mine without a reason. AND, what happens if you have a loan out on your 401K? Will they make you pay it to the government? How does that work?


52 posted on 11/19/2008 12:44:38 AM PST by proudtobeanamerican1 (God Bless Sarah, John, their families and the conservative voters)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Go right ahead. Try to take them. Watch and see the biggest shutdown of the US government in history as the entire country takes time off to go to Washington to personally offer Congress an attitude adjustment. There’ll be no working for how long?


53 posted on 11/19/2008 4:56:02 AM PST by mo
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To: proudtobeanamerican1

I’ve already reduce my 401k contribution to a minimum.


54 posted on 11/19/2008 5:06:58 AM PST by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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To: Cyclone59
"“taking” of the UAW, NEA and federal employees pensions?"

I suspect that taking peoples ira, 401k etc it to boost the pensions for the Unions named above. There pensions are in deep trouble and lost lots of money. With dems now controlling all levels of congress, I believe they will take what is ours for the good of the people. In reality... its probably to boost the pension funds of the unions.
55 posted on 11/19/2008 7:47:17 AM PST by Strutt9
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To: Strutt9

Actually the teacher pension plan in MO is very strong and is actually managed by a private entity. We are trying to prevent the state legislature from getting their hands on it for general use.


56 posted on 11/19/2008 8:51:27 AM PST by Cyclone59 (still speechless over the election)
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