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A recent series of reports published by ProPublica exposed the ways the 

 meant for the middle class to build vast tax shelters on U.S. soil. 

Congress introduced the Roth IRA in 1997 “to encourage middle-class Americans to save for their golden years.” 

While most Americans have access to some kind of retirement savings, about 25 percent of workers have nothing saved at all, according to the report. Meanwhile, America’s top earners are raking in millions, even billions, from their retirement accounts with very little tax debt. 

Host Kerri Miller talked to an investigative reporter and a public finance expert Tuesday about the report’s findings and why the tax code allows some to accumulate money more than others. 

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While most Americans have access to some kind of retirement savings, about 25 percent of workers have nothing saved at all. Meanwhile, America’s top earners are raking in millions, even billions, from their retirement accounts with very little tax debt. 

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