Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama is rolling out a cradle-to-grave tax-and-benefit program aimed at women and working-class families.
The sweeping subsidies and mandates reflect his past as a community organizer. [....]
a 50 percent match on the first $1,000 a year of retirement savings for families earning up to $75,000, an expansion of the current "saver's credit."
Requiring all companies - except those in their first two years of operation or with fewer than 10 workers - to enroll employees in retirement plans or direct-deposit individual retirement accounts. Workers could opt out.
- A $4,000 annual college-tuition tax credit.
- A major expansion of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which ensures that workers can take time off for health or family reasons.
