21.   As a prominent conservative and presidential adviser, Harvard economist Martin Feldstein has long antagonized liberals with his views on taxes and social programs.

22.   As a result the state lacks the resources to fund social programs and education.

23.   Are Latin governments feeling forced to spend more on social programs because of growing public and political pressure?

24.   As in other social programs, like welfare and job training, the trend has been toward giving states more autonomy in carrying out these environmental mandates.

25.   Assuming that new taxes were out of the question, the leaders of the task force began by looking for other social programs to cut.

26.   At the Board of Trade, he pushed social programs and cuts in defense spending.

27.   At the same time, the offer would toss the budget ball back to Republicans by posing a choice between popular social programs and tax cuts.

28.   At the same time the governor proposes to cut spending for drug treatment and social programs that help prevent crime.

29.   Bahia plans to use proceeds from the Eurobond sale to restructure debt and invest in social programs.

30.   Ballooning prison budgets have squeezed out spending on education and other social programs in states throughout the country.