11. The bill would cut all five income tax rates by one percentage point, lower capital gains rates and eliminate taxes on estates. 12. The bill would cut its spending by one-third, the biggest slash of any major agency in the government. 13. The bill would cut taxes, in other words, unless a tax cut was actually a good idea. 14. The bill would cut payments to agencies that fail to devise plans for managing their land. 15. The bill would not cut taxes for single people. 16. The bill also cuts food stamp programs sharply and removes the ironclad guarantees that protect nearly everyone from starvation. 17. The bill would cut regulatory power of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which the industry says is driving business overseas or to the less-regulated over-the-counter markets. 18. The House bill would cut off funding if troops were not withdrawn. 19. The House bill would cut less out of education, national service and environmental programs than the rescission measure vetoed by Clinton just five weeks ago. 20. The Medicare bill will cut the resources severely of the big public hospitals where most of the black poor get their medical treatment. |