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The Issues EDUCATION In the new economy, education has become an economic issue, and Bush and Gore take different paths to reform. Bush wants to give local districts more flexibility but would impose federal standards and experiment with vouchers. Gore prefers to earmark $115 billion for a massive program devoted exclusively to shoring up public schools. WEALTH Voters are feeling flush and altruistic. As government coffers overflow, the result could be a post-industrial agenda that focuses less on dismantling government and more on lifting those left behind. TAXES The candidates are blitzing voters with tax-break plans, like eliminating the marriage penalty. INVESTORS With more americans playing the market, previously unthinkable policies, such as cutting the inheritance tax or investing social security money in stocks, gain more support. BIGNESS The investor ethos extols entrepreneurship but distrusts bigness. Gore would continue Clinton's tough antitrust policies. And Bush might not be a pushover, either. ENTITLEMENTS The trend toward middle-class social programs alarms some economists. Both Bush and Gore support drug benefits for retirees. LIVABILITY Both Democrats and the GOP hope to woo voters with quality-of-life policies. Gore focuses on parks and suburban sprawl. Bush favors local control. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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