31.   Instead, LeBow increased net income above the required level by selling assets and retiring debt.

32.   It was a highly responsible action, but it did not impress the voters because it did not increase family income or lighten the burden on the middle class.

33.   Last year, bank-owned brokerages increased underwriting income, advisory fees and trading revenues.

34.   Newspaper executives also attributed part of the declines to widespread increases in newspaper prices, which cost the papers some readers while increasing total income.

35.   Other factors have taken their place, some economists say, particularly rising employment, increasing personal income and growing investment by business in new machinery.

36.   Remember, too, that higher interest rates also increase interest income.

37.   So it must increase income.

38.   Success with our inner cities requires sustained economic growth that increases jobs and, through a high level of demand for labor, increases incomes.

39.   That would create millions of jobs, it would increase family income since more women could work during nursing school, and it would provide better preparation for school.