Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/leonard-lamkin-using-my-401-k-tax-free Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story We interviewed folks at a monthly networking meeting for unemployed executives in the Chicago suburbs to find out what they are hoping the president will say in his jobs speech. Here, Leonard Lamkin explains why unemployed Americans should be able to withdraw from their retirement savings tax-free and penalty free.