There's been such an interest in the candidates releasing their tax returns. Economics professor Greg Mankiw points out what's not there, Clinton: Also no fan of retirement saving.
"I believe each of them [Obama and Clinton] could have put $44,000 into a SEP-IRA, but apparently, contrary to what many financial advisers would recommend, they chose not to. Why? I suggested two hypotheses for Senator Obama: bad tax advice or the expectation of much higher future tax rates. For the Clintons, a third hypothesis is possible: Given their substantial income ($16 million in 2006), the chance of sheltering $88,000 may be too trivial to bother with."
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