Because I'm embedded in the heartland within a sea of retirement practitioners, I generally don't report on legislative speculation.

But when NBC Nightly News called on Saturday looking for a quick (7 second) soundbite, you can bet your sweet bippy my research gears went into overdrive.

The eventual exchange (all 15 minutes of it), left me more curious than when I started. Did retirement professionals really feel the way the media was reporting them?

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