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There's no question that Bush's tax cuts would be easier for families to claim: everybody's basic rate would be 3% to 7% lower, so less money would come out of each paycheck. It's that simple. But Bush does nothing for the millions of poorer people who do not pay taxes because their incomes are so low. Under current tax law, a family of four doesn't owe taxes until it earns $24,900. Bush's plan doesn't try to help them make ends meet...
Giving the world's richest nation a break on its dues isn't popular among the poorer U.N. members, and how they vote may depend on how Congress votes on another piece of legislation this month. The White House wants to give the U.N. $739 million next year for its peacekeeping operations, which have been growing in number. A tightfisted Congress, however, seems ready to spend only $500 million...
...centrist running mate and shaped a centrist platform, all the while calling for the workers in the hall to unite. He's offering Clintonism in populist garb, centrism in a union suit. He never talks about issues like income inequality or the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. He talks about a prescription-drug benefit, the patient's bill of rights, targeted tax cuts, a secure retirement--ideas that speak to voters who are prospering as well as voters who are not. And his brew also includes centrist ingredients like welfare reform, disciplined government, crime, free trade and values...
...world is changing for poorer people and their health," he said. "Where we would like to end up is for people to look back at this time and say there was a day when we thought it was okay not to treat TB and HIV in poor countries, can you imagine, what were they thinking...
...affluent communities: I was just at the Calvert School in Baltimore a few weeks ago, which is a private school that has children who come from wealthy families. And I have also been to Harvest Elementary School in Minneapolis and Westley Elementary School in Houston, which are schools in poorer neighborhoods where the same kind of research-based instruction is having a great impact on kids' learning, and they are great success stories. One of the things I've been impressed by in Texas that Governor Bush has spoken out very strongly and very forcefully on is the need...