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They incorrectly compared Roth and traditional contributions. Assuming tax bracket in retirement is unchanged, the end result is the same, assuming you add the tax savings to the traditional contribution.
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I've posted a longer response on the Kiplinger site, which you can read by going to the regular (non-print) version of the article.
http://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T001-C000-S002-invest-in-a-roth-401k-if-you-can.html