They're used to making decisions about how much people can be reimbursed for any medical contribution that they make to a, lets say, clinical trial.

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There are income limits associated with both deductions for a Regular IRA, and for making a contribution to a Roth IRA. Presumably these prevent the rich from enjoying too much of a good thing.

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