text: If our hypothetical couple were in the highest income tax bracket and their contributions represented all new saving , their $ 4,000 deduction would cost the government $ 1,584 and add $ 2,416 to national saving .
  
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  If our hypothetical couple were in the highest income tax bracket and their contributions represented all new saving , their $ 4,000 deduction would cost the government $ 1,584 .