The Unfairness of a $3.4 Million Cap on IRAs

Allan Sloan is a reasonable conservative, which means that he usually makes reasonable arguments, even if some of us to his left may disagree with them. Today's piece criticizing President Obama's proposal to cap the amount in a tax sheltered IRA at $3.4 million isn't up to the usual standards.

The gist of Sloan's argument is that $3.4 million would not be enough to generate the same retirement income in annuity as President Obama will get in his pension when he retirees. By Sloan's calculati...