Word: cut
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...class size and expanding early childhood education, open up health care accessibility for state residents and help build and stabilize Massachusetts' economy. Although the state has enjoyed a surplus in recent years, this money should be spent responsibly rather then be used to endorse a severe personal income tax cut for the wealthy...
...victim described her attacker as a six-foot tall white male with crew-cut hair. No further description was available, as the attack occurred in a student's darkened dorm room, Riley said...
Bush, meanwhile, spent the day barnstorming across Florida, promoting his Social Security investment plan, saying that Gore was using "scare tactics" as he criticized Bush's tax cut plan...
...IMPACT: The smaller tax cuts are less likely to undermine the surplus. But their targeted nature means not everyone gets a cut and leaves doubts about the total price tag. For example, if enough people take advantage of the savings accounts, the 10-year cost rises $400 billion beyond what Gore has budgeted. THE SUPREME COURT GEORGE W. BUSH AL GORE...
...IMPACT: Depends on the stock market. The $1 trillion price tag means the program may go bankrupt 10 years earlier; to cover the cost, Bush will have to cut benefits. If the market continues its historical rate of return of 7 percent a year (or even if it gains a more modest 5 percent a year), such cuts would be painless because the private-account nest egg for most future beneficiaries would more than equal the benefits they would receive under the current system. But there's no benefit floor to protect losers...