21.   Dole wanted to add controversial provisions allowing people to use tax-free accounts to pay medical bills, which opponents said would mainly benefit the rich.

22.   Democrats, meanwhile, complained that Republicans balanced the budget on the backs of the poor and the elderly, while providing tax cuts that benefit the rich.

23.   Privatisation, they said, was being carried out in a number of industries but only to benefit the rich, and liberalization just produced higher prices.