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President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts stimulated investment andexpanded employment, adding some strength to the Social Securitysystem in the process. Extending these tax cuts permanently wouldhelp to lock in these gains and spur further economic expansion. Incontrast, a straightforward repeal of the President's tax cutswould harm both the economy and Social Security.

By reducing the need to look for new work, extended unemployment insurance benefits cause unemployed workers to take longer to find new work.

The U.S. Senate will soon render its advice and consent on the nomination of Lisa Jackson for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In their hearings for Jackson, Senators shouldconsider asking her the following questions.

Advanced degrees in education do not improve teaching qualityrelative to English, Math, Science degrees.

Ending the double taxation of dividends also is an inherent andnecessary component of fundamental tax reform.

The Cost of Managing Individual Social Security Accounts

Congress should recognize the real distinction between tax policyand Medicare reform and examine each of the President's policyproposals on its own merits rather than relying on claims thatreforming tax policy will seriously affect Medicare financing.

A reformed Social Security with personal retirement accounts can domuch more than reducing the program's coming fiscal problems. Itwould also allow workers to build family nest eggs; give workersgreater asset control; strengthen communities' economic base; yielda higher rate of return; and allow workers benefit ownership.

John Kerry's gaffe reveals a common belief among the antiwar Left.

This dynamic analysis shows that President Bush's tax plan willboost economic activity, create over 1.6 million new jobs, andstrengthen the incomes of taxpayers.