The Wrong Time to Get Rid of 529s

in the news | January 27, 2015

Slate

Justin King:

President Obama’s message in the State of the Union was clear: Wealth should be taxed to ease the burden on the middle class. Then why would the president propose taxing earnings in 529 college savings plans, a move that’s been criticized for going after the middle class and as an "assault on the American Dream?"

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