How Will You React If 100% Of Your Retirement Plan Distributions Go To Tax – When Common Sense Fails
It was in 1974 that the IRA was born and we were assured by the government that by putting our money into a retirement plan today, we could reduce our current taxes and pay a lower rate in retirement. Life was simpler then. It was easy to project a lower tax rate because the top tax rates were in excess of 70% and Social Security benefits were not subject to income taxes. Basic common sense told us to put our hard-earned money into tax deferred retirement plans assuming the future tax rate would be lower.