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STATE BUDGET SURPLUSES They are burgeoning, thanks to the steady growth of the economy. For fiscal 2000, nearly two-thirds of the states foresee a surplus of 5% or more Fscal 2000 (appropnated...
...political strategists about the presidential race, and you'll hear that Al Gore has an edge over George W. Bush on the big domestic issues. A majority of voters agree with Gore that tax cuts should be modest and the budget surplus should go to save Social Security and Medicare, that health coverage should be expanded and women should retain their right to abortion. But on at least one traditional piece of Democratic turf, Bush is sure he can beat Gore. Public education "is a bright and dividing line in this campaign," Bush said repeatedly last week. He called...
...throws money at the problem without demanding accountability, Bush demands accountability without throwing enough money. As Gore argued last week, Bush's proposed tax cut is so expensive--between $1.3 trillion and $2.1 trillion over 10 years, depending on whose analysis you believe--that it would exceed the projected surplus, leaving nothing for anything else. Blithely ignoring that problem, Bush proposes a five-year, $5.5 billion spending increase for education, but most of it would go to pay for tax-free Educational Savings Accounts and vouchers to let low-income parents buy after-school programs for their kids. Bush offers...
...former self" and that its "capacity to write insurance is lower today than it was in 1990." In fact, Lloyd's market's capacity has remained constant over this period. The market's U.S. premiums continue to grow, totaling $5 billion in 1999, and its share of the U.S. surplus-lines market is larger than that of any single U.S. domestic carrier. Lloyd's is confident that the allegations in the Jaffray case will be rejected and finally put to rest. It is also confident that the market has a strong future, and Lloyd's will build on its reputation...
...their attacks. And Gore was ready to hurl them at Bradley on Oct. 27, when the candidates took the stage at Dartmouth College for their first televised debate. The debate was only a few minutes old when Gore charged that Bradley's plan would cost "more than the entire surplus over the next 10 years" and "shred the social safety net." The attack, a Bradley adviser says, "was a dagger to Bradley's heart," but he barely tried to wave it away. "We each have our own experts," he said mildly. "I dispute the cost figure that Al has used...