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Originally Posted by gideongallery
i never understood why pension /retirement income should be tax free.
when you work for it should be taxed, but once you stop working for it should be free
it not like government services suddenly become free for retired people
and as people start living longer and longer, that negative drain is only going to get worse
why shouldn't retiree pay their share of the government services bill.
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Because people that invest in Roth IRA get their money TAX FREE. Most people getting SS check pay ZERO taxes on it. if you insist on retirement income being tax then ALL retirement income should be taxed. And good luck getting re-elected if you did that.