Edwards pitches retirement plan
Friday, October 26th, 2007 8:43 am(9:45 a.m.) John Edwards continues to crank out the policy proposals. Today, he’s pitching a plan in Des Moines that would require employers to offer pension-less workers a new portable retirement plan.
Edwards says he’d offer a $500 tax credit to encourage individual savings, calling it a better deal than the tax deduction they’re getting now.
He also says he’d change the law so workers can claim lost pension benefits, like they do wages, when an employer goes bankrupt.