Word: lows
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...plan that helps low-income Americans goes deep into Democratic territory and sounds like the perfect policy component to fit Bush's centrist rhetoric. The problem for Bush and his economic team is that none of the fixes they are considering are easy or cheap. Push back the phase-out of benefits to higher income levels, and the number of families receiving tax credits and subsidies explodes. Increase the size of standard deductions and child tax credits, and watch revenues shrink. Reduce the number of tax brackets while eliminating loopholes, and the lowest-income families may not be any better...
...will feature a series of proposals aimed at lowering the tax burden on families earning between $12,500 and $30,000 a year. When poor families begin to make more money, they gradually lose benefits like housing subsidies and the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is designed to lift low-income workers out of poverty. As benefits are phased out and income taxes kick in, families in this income group often find themselves owing the government more than 50[cents] for each additional dollar they earn. "Some of the highest marginal tax rates are paid by people with low incomes...
...wife Rosalynn, with whom he works on low-income housing issues and other humanitarian causes, will receive her own medal...
Houston's Rice University led the pack, boasting small classes and a high graduation rate along with relatively low tuition and generous financial...
Houston's Rice University led the pack, boasting small classes and a high graduation rate along with relatively low tuition and generous financial...