Word: plan
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...party. Not that any of the economists--all good Republicans--put it that way. But with the G.O.P. in Congress engaged in a tax-cutting frenzy that has perturbed even the imperturbable Alan Greenspan, the pressure on Bush's team of number-crunching advisers to devise an economic plan for the presidential front runner has intensified. Their task: to satisfy the Republican Party faithful's lust for tax cuts while making good on Bush's promise to be a "compassionate conservative." That means a plan that does more than bestow a huge tax rebate on the wealthiest Americans. Bush "wants...
Though Bush won't unveil his plan until the fall, team member Martin Anderson, who helped craft Ronald Reagan's tax cuts in 1981, told TIME last week that Bush's plan "is going to be significantly different from what the Republicans are doing now." Of course, the Texas Governor wants to cut taxes for the middle and upper classes, but sources tell TIME his plan 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...
Harvard Sees Benefits In Plan...
...knew pretty quickly the game plan was going to be to stall recognition...
...base thus far -- Clinton is saving Medicare and paying down the debt, and Republicans are merely helping the rich." They?ve got a point: According to the Treasury Department, the middle 60 percent of American families would have gotten 33 percent of the tax breaks under the original Senate plan ?- not a lot to begin with -- but only 21 percent of the cuts in the final bill. The top 20 percent are slated for the remaining 79 percent. Republicans don?t disagree ?- they?ve got plenty of voters making more than $82,000 a year -? but respond that these...