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Rich Americans exploit IRAs for tax-free wealth
A proposed bill in Congress aims to limit the use of tax-advantaged retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k)s, by wealthy Americans, capping account balances at $10 million and restricting contributions for high-income earners. Currently, over 32,000 taxpayers have IRAs worth more than $10 million, with some accounts reaching hundreds of millions of dollars, often due to strategies like Roth IRAs that allow tax-free growth. Experts argue that these accounts primarily benefit high-income households and suggest alternatives, such as abolishing the tax preferences altogether, to better support retirement savings for middle- and low-income Americans.
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