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On retirement policy, don’t mess with success

To start scrapping savings incentives would undermine the foundation of our retirement system, risking wider damage

America's fiscal challenges have led some to contemplate an alarming course reversal on the policies that help ensure retirement security for working Americans.

In the hunt for revenue, Washington could target the tax deferral on compensation Americans set aside for retirement.

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