Word: taxingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...economy. In the year when the stock market landed on Mars and inflation became a fugitive, Washington embraced a new politics of abundance, enacting a five-year budget deal that gives away something to just about everyone. Republicans finally realized their cherished goal of cutting capital-gains and estate taxes; in return Democrats got to spend more on education, more on cities, more on welfare, more on children's health, just more in general. The deal passed last week was historic because it balanced the budget for the first time in nearly 30 years, made the biggest tax...
...Gingrich and Lott did only what they had promised to do. In private, the architects admitted as much. On the telephone Wednesday afternoon Lott put it this way: "We didn't do nearly enough in spending restraint in my opinion. But to get what we wanted on the tax-relief side, we made some concessions." A White House official was even blunter: "They took care of their contributors. We took care of our voters...
...legislation phases in an income tax deduction of $2,500 a year for the first 60 months of payments. The deduction is phased out for individuals with annual incomes above...
Nixon also said the University wants to see an increase in Pell Grants, a program that benefits lower-income students and families who will for the most part not benefit from the new tuition tax credits...
Clinton and Congressional Republicans expressed differing views on the long-term impact of the educational tax credits. Clinton said the program would make significant strides toward expanding access to college to all Americans...