BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 28, 2000 ISSUE
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY The Gore Agenda PAY DOWN THE DEBT Reserve both the $2.2 trillion Social Security surplus and at least $400 billion of the $2 trillion non-Social Security surplus to eliminate the public debt by 2012, a move that could lead to lower interest rates. SOCIAL SECURITY No changes to the basic retirement system. Gore has called for the creation of additional tax-exempt individual accounts that could be invested in a broad range of instruments. He would also provide some matching funds from the government for working-class savers. MEDICARE Gore would add a government-financed drug benefit for all Medicare beneficiaries. TAXES More than a dozen targeted tax cuts at a cost of $500 billion over 10 years. They are aimed at encouraging the purchase of everything from fuel-efficient cars to health insurance to child care. EDUCATION Federal funds to build more schools. Tougher standards for both students and teachers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Team Gore's Dilemma TABLE: The Gore Agenda Commentary: The Lieberman Effect: How Big a Boost? TABLE: Assessing the Impact ONLINE ORIGINAL: Gore 2000 Chief William Daley Talks about the Campaign INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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