TheBreeze, if the company offer ROTH 401k, there is no tax deduction. Even if it’s only $19k as you say it is, that’s ~8k more in taxes. Do you have $8k to spare? I’m sure there’s a reason why someone would work twice as hard as others. I can say for certain that it’s not to get rewarded with $8k in taxes.
The lower 95% of the tax payer should be outraged too then, since they’re not being rewarded with high taxes. Damn those rich people, always get reward.