31.   Democrats also worry that despite the surplus projections, a major tax cut could make it harder to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare.

32.   Cuts in interest rates make it cheaper for the banks to lend money, by lowering the cost of their own borrowing.

33.   Each cut makes it less attractive to save.

34.   Even when meals are served, and even in the front of the plane, cuts have made the food less appealing to some.

35.   Further cuts could make other problems worse.

36.   German retail sales have fallen for four of the last five years as high unemployment and government budget cuts make consumers reluctant to spend.

37.   Health policy experts said the cuts could make it more difficult for elderly people to find doctors just as the need increases with the aging of the population.

38.   In addition, rate cuts elsewhere will make Australian bank deposits and bonds more attractive to international investors, Rothfield said.

39.   In Massachusetts, hospitals complain that those cuts have made providing health care a money-losing proposition.

40.   Lehman employees said the cuts could make room for new, higher producing employees as well as reduce costs.