On a pure dollars-and-cents basis, the difference is that with the traditional 401(k) you get the tax break now, while with the Roth 401(k) the tax break comes later.

It's pre-tax dollars, so if you put away $100 it's only a $60 difference in your paycheck.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?

Life should not be estimated exclusively by the standard of dollars and cents.

The tax cut he played a large part in enacting returned much needed dollars to the pockets of hard-working Americans across the nation and bolstered a slumping economy,

The tax cut he played a large part in enacting returned much needed dollars to the pockets of hard-working Americans across the nation and bolstered a slumping economy.