BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 14, 2000 ISSUE
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY The Bush Agenda TAXES Bush wants to cut taxes by $1.3 trillion over nine years, including rate cuts and new individual tax credits. SOCIAL SECURITY Bush would let workers divert roughly 16% of the payroll tax into private accounts, which they could then invest in stocks or bonds. EDUCATION Bush would allow states to experiment with school programs and provide voucher-like tax credits for parents whose kids go to private K-12 schools. DEFENSE Bush would increase defense spending, especially for research and salaries. He'd also build an ambitious Star Wars-like missile-defense system. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Bushonomics: Voodoo in the Numbers? TABLE: The Bush Agenda So This Delegate Walks into a Bar... Commentary: The Perils of Bush-Whacking Commentary: Bush's Foreign Policy: Like Father, Like Son? INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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