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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

307.0. "Vote on reinstating IRA deductions" by CSC32::D_RODRIGUEZ (Midnight Falcon ...) Sat Nov 07 1992 02:21

Awhile back, August perhaps, I heard that there would be a congressional 
vote expected in November to reinstate the $2k/yr IRA deduction (as opposed 
to making a contribution for those meeting the pension/salary restriction). 

The vote would increase the income ceiling required to take a full-deduction 
from $40k(?)/yr to $120k/yr.  Theory behind this is that it will increase 
savings in this country, thereby leading to more investment by private 
industry. 

Anyone hear any news on this???

Thanks,
Dan
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307.1Wrong party in NowGUCCI::KILGOREDan @ WashingtonTue Nov 10 1992 13:125
    Sounds like a wholely non-democratic (party that is) idea to me. 
    Reduce tax revenue so the private sector may have more funds to invest
    and pump the economy??  No,  nothing like that will happen within the
    next four years for sure.
    
307.2Likely to pass. But with what "pork" attached?A1VAX::BARTHSpecial KTue Nov 10 1992 16:5816
>    Sounds like a wholely non-democratic (party that is) idea to me. 
>    Reduce tax revenue so the private sector may have more funds to invest
>    and pump the economy??  No,  nothing like that will happen within the
>    next four years for sure.

Don't quit your day job - you may not make it as a political analyst.  :^)

I believe this bill is already drafted and is expected to pass.  Even
Democrats listen to their constituency.  :^)   In a recent Money magazine
article, they said over 90% of those responding to the question wanted
the deduction reinstated.

The real question is:  what other gunk is in the bill, along with the
IRA deduction reinstatement?

~K.
307.3TPSYS::SHAHAmitabh Shah - Just say NO to decaf.Wed Nov 11 1992 15:494
	Re. .1 and .2

	In fact Lloyd Bentsen, a *democrat* was amongst the chief backers of
	this proposal.