Barriers to saving

Robert Greenstein, Zoe Neuberger and Peter Orszag

Communities and Banking, 2006, issue Sum, 25-27

Abstract: When the poor succeed in building up a few assets, they often find themselves disqualified from badly needed government programs. Confusing rules about IRAs and 401(k)s plus conflicting state regulations make retirement saving particularly challenging.

Keywords: Medicaid; Poverty; Saving and investment; Social security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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