text: As shown in table 4.2 , how much the couple 's $ 4,000 annual contribution adds to national saving that year depends on ( 1 ) how much their IRA tax deduction costs the government and ( 2 ) whether their contributions represent new saving or were shifted from existing assets .
  
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  The table shows how national saving is impacted by the couple 's contribution to their Roth IRA .