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JDPriestly

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8. And you are required to start drawing on it in the year
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 03:47 PM
Nov 2012

you turn 70 1/2 as I understand it.

The taxes are deferred, not credited.

You know, you try to do everything right, and someone wants to screw you OKNancy Nov 2012 #1
And that part of the aricle is total BS B2G Nov 2012 #2
It's only tax free until you start drawing on it auburngrad82 Nov 2012 #6
And you are required to start drawing on it in the year JDPriestly Nov 2012 #8
That's hardly the point B2G Nov 2012 #10
This is a non starter auburngrad82 Nov 2012 #19
They only lost it.. sendero Nov 2012 #31
they had money in the company stock because a lot of companies required it back then hollysmom Nov 2012 #34
The company MATCH was required to be in Enron stock, and they weren't allowed to sell shares Common Sense Party Nov 2012 #38
That was Enron B2G Nov 2012 #39
no, I was talking about Color Tile. hollysmom Nov 2012 #42
Sorry, I was referring to the Enron comment above. Common Sense Party Nov 2012 #45
I was not aware... sendero Nov 2012 #44
There are ways to withdraw before 59 1/2 without the penalty. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2012 #37
Americans have an average of about $60000 in retirement accounts liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #14
That is BS B2G Nov 2012 #15
I have a 401(k) as well liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #18
The money will be taxed when it is distributed. dawg Nov 2012 #17
You did not read the article B2G Nov 2012 #20
No. I was replying to the other poster who wanted to tax the accounts now. dawg Nov 2012 #26
"The rich" don't park their money in IRAs mainer Nov 2012 #29
The article said that, not me OKNancy Nov 2012 #41
??? 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #32
yes, the contributions were already taxed when they were paid as wages OKNancy Nov 2012 #40
No one with any authority is talking about this. dawg Nov 2012 #3
Then Obama needs to state it's off the table. Has he? n/t B2G Nov 2012 #4
No. Because it is a ridiculous idea that is not even being considered in the first place. dawg Nov 2012 #5
Given the amount of media coverage this is receiving, B2G Nov 2012 #7
How much media coverage was given to the President's birth certificate? dawg Nov 2012 #9
Good, I hope you're right B2G Nov 2012 #12
There's no reason Social Security can't be there, too. dawg Nov 2012 #16
+1 n/t 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #33
I'd love to see some Republican congressmen suggest it gollygee Nov 2012 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author B2G Nov 2012 #13
Not that big of a deal really.. SoCalDem Nov 2012 #21
Wrong B2G Nov 2012 #22
with health care costs and inflation people should have way, way, way more liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #23
What the hell does that have to do with taxing 401Ks? B2G Nov 2012 #24
I have already suggesting putting protections in for people who have less than 2 to 3 million liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #25
No, I don't B2G Nov 2012 #27
The solution to the whole thing is to revert to the Clinton-era tax rates. dawg Nov 2012 #30
I am ot sure how accurate this is hollysmom Nov 2012 #35
Of course, you will probably find plenty of people on this board who would be willing to do this. dawg Nov 2012 #28
Leave these the fuck alone Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2012 #36
could this be misleading and just be about hollysmom Nov 2012 #43
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