Slate’s Explainer took a look at some of the current programs that the United States government runs to encourage poor people to save. Some of the more interesting findings include:

• The United States Federal Government spends $600 billion on measures designed to encourage the poor to save more, yet most of these measures only help the wealthy.
• The vast number of investment schemes available for retirement schemes are so confusing that many just opt for inaction and avoid saving
• In the United States 80% of the benefits of the tax treatment of retirement savings go to 20% of the earners

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Source: Slate Magazine