1.   Raising taxes on unearned income would be a major disincentive to saving and investment.

2.   They warned the Chancellor that raising taxes in the Budget could choke off the recovery.

3.   As a way to generate revenue, it sure beats raising taxes.

4.   At the Capitol, meanwhile, Senate Republican leader Trent Lott hailed the agreement, saying it will eliminate the deficit by cutting spending rather than by raising taxes.

5.   Bloomberg reiterated his belief that raising taxes would hurt the city in the long run by scaring away businesses and residents.

6.   Bush later supported raising taxes to close a budget deficit.

7.   But Dole surely has seen studies showing that the trade pact is likely to raise revenues by triggering economic growth and, thereby, raising tax collections.

8.   But the lottery proved to be a dramatic vehicle that allowed a Democratic candidate to promise vast new spending on education without raising taxes.

9.   But the only measures that were implemented involved raising taxes, not cutting costs.

10.   Cutting benefits or raising taxes are political losers.