“The Irish government plans to institute a tax on private pensions to drive jobs growth, according to its jobs program strategy, delivered today.”

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/irish-bombshell-government-raids-private-pensions-to-pay-for-jobs-program-2011-5#ixzz1M4kykxPQ

I hope this does not catch on here. First they came for the pensions, then the 401’s, next they took the safety deposit boxes….