1.   And he accused Bush of wanting to cut Social Security spending to pay for a tax cut that Gore argues would favor the rich.

2.   And by a wide margin, a majority of respondents said his administration favors the rich over the middle class and the poor.

3.   Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside Michigan Politics, said Bush never connected with these voters, many of whom saw his tax plan as favoring the rich.

4.   By following that strategy, he said, Democrats could not accuse Republicans of favoring the rich at the expense of education, the environment or other issues.

5.   His program favored the rich over the poor, and his approach to social policy was brutish.

6.   In a country with one of the lowest rates of tax collection in Latin America, Mahuad eliminated the income tax, a move viewed as favoring the rich.

7.   It jeopardizes the future of Social Security and Medicare, whose trust funds would be siphoned away to underwrite outmoded military projects and tax reductions favoring the rich.

8.   Lott also backs the plan, which is seen by Democrats as favoring the rich.

9.   Most see the plan as favoring the rich and doing little, if anything, to help average, middle-income people or to stimulate the economy.

10.   Most people say the plan will not have much effect on their finances and that it favors the rich.