With high unemployment and economic uncertainty in the wake of the pandemic, more people may need to claim Social Security benefits earlier than they’d planned, weakening an already troubled system. Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell discusses with host Dan Loney on Wharton Business Daily how savers and policymakers can build a stronger system for the future.…Read More
401(k) Rothification (using after-tax, not pre-tax, money for retirement contributions) may seem like a boon to government in a time of soaring deficits and Social Security shortfalls, but this would lead many to save less and cut tax revenue in the long term, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell explains to Knowledge@Wharton, discussing her recent study.…Read More
Taxing pension contributions (aka 401(k) ‘Rothification’) instead of payouts could reduce tax revenue in the long term, reports Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell to Wharton Business Daily, discussing her recent study.…Read More
Taxing contributions to retirement accounts, or “Rothification,” boosts tax revenue in the short term. However, it would harm workers in the longer term, particularly the lower-paid, report Profs. Olivia S. Mitchell of Wharton and Raimond Maurer of Goethe University Frankfurt in the Wall Street Journal, citing their study.…Read More
