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The surviving spouse provisions are especially important with regard to offsetting some of the unfairness that exists elsewhere.

The consequence of failure has to be made clear.

Things are changing very rapidly, and it presents us with a requirement to change how we envision retirement as well.

What is realistic is to deal with these changes in a way that does expand access, that does expand the opportunity for people to participate in a retirement plan at work.