Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Universal Savings Accounts : Canada Moves Ahead

Oh no, create accounts for citizens to make it easier to save money out of the reach of government over reaching greed for revenue is out of the question. Even though the savings are after tax, still it gives the people the opportunity to make decision on how to spend the money and when without a tax is a no-no for socialist bureaucrats.

For the ideology of big government to do all things for all people, progressive socialist democrats, they must have control of all the money, all the time. They believe the individual isn't capable of making decisions on their own and so must be directed to do the right thing, so government officials like Gruber have done with health care, ObamaCare, they lied to gain control.

Universal Savings Accounts Could Improve Financial Planning
Source: Chris Edwards, "Universal Savings Accounts (USAs)," Cato Institute, May 11, 2015.

May 13, 2015

Canada and Britain have implemented universal savings vehicles, which have been a roaring success in Canada and Britain, and both countries have recently expanded them.
  • In Canada, the government's new budget increased the annual contribution limit on Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) from $5,500 to $10,000. 
  • In Britain, the annual contribution limit on Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) was recently increased to 15,240 pounds (about $23,000).
TFSAs and ISAs are impressive reforms—they are pro-growth, pro-family and pro-freedom.
America should create a version of these accounts. As with Roth IRAs, individuals would contribute to Universal Savings Accounts (USAs) with after-tax income, and then earnings and withdrawals would be tax-free. With USAs, withdrawals could be made at any time for any reason.

USAs, TFSAs and ISAs adopt the principle that saving for all reasons is important, not just reasons chosen by the government. When people can use such accounts for all types of saving and for any length of time, it increases simplicity, flexibility and liquidity.

In the United States, the government chooses which savings to favor, with the result that we have a mess of separate accounts with different rules for retirement, health care, and education. Everyone agrees that Americans do not save enough, and one reason is the complexity of savings accounts.

The creation of large accounts for all types of saving would simplify personal financial planning and encourage more saving.
 

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