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...qualify academically should have access to a college or a vocational-training program, even if they lack the money for tuition. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton suggests that needy students could pay for their education by performing some kind of public service after they graduate or by repaying loans through modest payroll deductions over many years...
...help finance middle-class relief, the rich would get some form of modest increase. One way would be to boost the top marginal tax rate a few points; another would be to add a surtax on millionaires' income...
Pushed hard by Democrats on grounds of fairness; a modest version may wind up in Bush's package as well...
...underlying change in the way American consumers and business leaders think about saving and spending will make the recovery one of the slowest in history and the 1990s a decade of lowered expectations. Many economists agree that the U.S. will face at least several years of very modest growth, probably in the 2% to 3% range, as consumers and companies work off the vast debt they assumed in the 1980s. But there is much to be gained. Increased investment and long-term thinking, if it endures, could help rebuild the competitiveness of American industry and bring back the kind...
...charges banks for borrowing money, is a bellwether for interest costs throughout the economy. The average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage last week was 8.24%, the lowest in 18 years. At the same time, election-year pressures are likely to push Washington into enacting a few modest tax breaks to stimulate growth...