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Re: Obama Will Drop Proposal to End �529� College Savings Plans

By: killthecat in FFFT3 | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 28 Jan 15 3:59 AM | 44 view(s)
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Good!

Maybe the max amount allowed in a plan could be reduced.

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Obama Will Drop Proposal to End ‘529’ College Savings Plans
By: clo in FFFT3
Wed, 28 Jan 15 3:47 AM 		Msg. 08245 of 65535

Obama Will Drop Proposal to End ‘529’ College Savings Plans

President Obama, facing angry reprisals from parents and from lawmakers of both parties, will drop his proposal to end popular college savings accounts known as 529s, but will keep an expanded tuition tax credit at the center of his college access plan, the White House said Tuesday.

The decision came just hours after House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio demanded the proposal be withdrawn from the president’s budget, due out Monday, “for the sake of middle-class families.” But the call for the White House to relent also came from top Democrats, including Representatives Nancy Pelosi of California, the minority leader, and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the ranking member of the Budget Committee.

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