11.   Once the conventions begin, taxpayers finance the presidential campaign for candidates who have met the fund raising requirements.

12.   Other newspapers questioned why taxpayers should finance his medical care.

13.   Polk County, Iowa, taxpayers financed construction of the track and picked up the tab for operating losses and bad debt.

14.   The critical issue is whether vouchers financed by taxpayers violate the separation of church and state when they are used for religious schools.

15.   The first would allow parents, teachers and community groups to create so-called charter schools that are financed by taxpayers but operate independently of local school boards.

16.   The general election for presidents is already financed by taxpayers, with the revenue raised through the voluntary check-offs on the income tax returns.

17.   The same benefits would apply to criminal cases that taxpayers finance.

18.   Many citizens, in surveys, say they would have more peace of mind if the parties were financed by taxpayers.

19.   US critics of the plan have asked why the US taxpayers should finance a bailout of Wall Street and Mexico.