Word: surpluses
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Gore would use the budget surplus to pay down the debt, and use the savings on interest payments to extend the life of Social Security for several more decades. Bush's campaign, by contrast, questions whether Gore will raise the program's eligibility age to cover the cost of baby boom retirees...
George W. Bush may want to tie Al Gore to Bill Clinton on everything from morality to oil prices, but when it comes to the politics of the surplus he's taking a new tack: Al Gore's not an incumbent after...
...Bush, as you may have heard, is running uphill on the issue: The economy is booming, the surplus is growing to (literally) unbelievable dimensions, and most folks seem content with the idea that the Clinton administration deserves the credit for it. Voters are traditionally hesitant to change their leadership in good times, and generally unmoved by a challenger's claims that fiscal boat-rocking - like a $1.3 trillion tax cut - is needed...
Given our nation's expected multi-trillion dollar surplus over the next 10 years, improving the poor's access to health care is no longer a luxury, but what should be regarded as obligation. Although we have reservations about the dangers of centralization in both schemes, both Bush and Gore have presented laudable plans to boost Americans' health care coverage. In the end, it is a strong commitment to children's health care that ultimately makes Gore's plan the more attractive...
...billion market. This summer in London, De Beers all but acknowledged the end of its dominance; the company told its select group of 125 clients that it would no longer be the diamond producers' "buyer of last resort" and would begin to unload its $4 billion stockpile of surplus gems...