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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Bernadette B. Tixon

Trump's Australia-Style Pension Plan Could Cut into American Pay Packets, Critics Warn

Trump pushes Australia’s pension model for U.S. retirement — diverting 12% of wages into private accounts. Analysts warn it could shrink workers’ pay. (Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian/WikiMedia Commons)

President Donald Trump wants to reshape America's retirement system using Australia's compulsory pension model as a blueprint. But economists and policy analysts warn the plan could come at a cost to ordinary workers' pay packets.

Trump has repeatedly pointed to Australia's superannuation scheme, which forces employers to funnel 12 per cent of a worker's wages into a privately managed retirement account. He has called the system 'very good' and said his administration is examining how a similar model could work in the United States.

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