The Subtext of the Trump Retirement Accounts

2/27/2026|Updated: 2/27/2026

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Commentary

At the State of the Union address, Donald Trump announced a new program for retirement. For people who do not get an employer match for their 401(k) retirement plans, he wants the federal government to provide the match up to $1,000 a year. This will not likely be a direct subsidy but rather a tax advantage for saving for later years.

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Jeffrey A. Tucker

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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]