The Budget of the United States GovernmentExecutive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1997 |
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... received , creating deficits that cast doubt on both our our economic future and our ability to govern . In the last four years , we have made huge progress , cutting the deficit by nearly two - thirds . I urge Con- gress to help me ...
... received , creating deficits that cast doubt on both our our economic future and our ability to govern . In the last four years , we have made huge progress , cutting the deficit by nearly two - thirds . I urge Con- gress to help me ...
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... receive when they call the Government for help . Regulations are not inherently good or bad ; potentially , they can be either . Good rules bring us safer cars and workplaces , cleaner air and water , and fairer business practices . But ...
... receive when they call the Government for help . Regulations are not inherently good or bad ; potentially , they can be either . Good rules bring us safer cars and workplaces , cleaner air and water , and fairer business practices . But ...
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... received more tax revenues , and spent less on certain social programs - and , as a result , the deficit has fallen far more than projected . The Administration's assumptions also proved more accurate than the even - more conservative ...
... received more tax revenues , and spent less on certain social programs - and , as a result , the deficit has fallen far more than projected . The Administration's assumptions also proved more accurate than the even - more conservative ...
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... receives in revenues . The Federal debt , by contrast , is the total of the accumulated deficits that have not been offset by surpluses over the years . At first blush , deficits may appear painless ; they allow the Nation's leaders to ...
... receives in revenues . The Federal debt , by contrast , is the total of the accumulated deficits that have not been offset by surpluses over the years . At first blush , deficits may appear painless ; they allow the Nation's leaders to ...
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... receive in direct benefits . But the situation will begin to change in about 12 years . At that point , the oldest baby - boomers will become eligible for early retirement under Social Security . Because the next generation of taxpayers ...
... receive in direct benefits . But the situation will begin to change in about 12 years . At that point , the oldest baby - boomers will become eligible for early retirement under Social Security . Because the next generation of taxpayers ...
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Page 166 - For the last six months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the...
Page 166 - It also demonstrates the need for merging the federal deposit insurance funds, the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") and the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF...
Page 96 - This service addresses the Nation's educational, public safety, human, and environmental needs to achieve direct and demonstrable results. In doing so, the Corporation fosters civic responsibility, strengthens the ties that bind us together as a people, and provides educational opportunity for those who make a substantial service contribution.
Page 31 - CPI for urban wage earners and clerical workers. Two versions of the CPI are now published. The index shown here is that currently used, as required by law, in calculating automatic cost-of-living increases for indexed Federal programs.
Page 331 - Besides checks outstanding, includes accrued interest payable on Treasury debt, miscellaneous liability accounts, allocations of special drawing rights, and, as an offset, cash and monetary assets other than the Treasury operating cash balance, miscellaneous asset accounts, and profit on sale of gold.
Page 57 - ... in Pell Grants, and in other key education programs. It also proposes a $l,500-a-year HOPE scholarship tax credit to make two years of college universal, a tax deduction of up to $10,000 to help middle-income families pay for postsecondary education and training, the America Reads Challenge to help ensure that all children can read well and independently by the end of the third grade, and a new school construction fund to leverage new construction or renovation projects.
Page 118 - ... history. Some other NIS countries are progressing more slowly toward democracy and free markets, but overall regional progress has been remarkable. Nevertheless, the June 1996 Russian elections represent not only a success but a warning — the latter embodied in the large vote for President Yeltsin's opposition, an opposition that derived its strength from Russia's severe economic distress. The Administration believes it is absolutely critical, at this turning point, to demonstrate our continuing...
Page 161 - Programs to administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, [$618,000] $641,000.
Page 106 - States and cities create job opportunities for the hardestto-employ welfare recipients; and • a greatly-enhanced and targeted Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to provide powerful new, private-sector financial incentives to create jobs for long-term welfare recipients.