31.   The budget, which comes amid concerns about a possible Thailand-style economic crisis, includes measures to cut state spending and bolster national savings.

32.   The Fed official also repeated his concern about the low national savings rate.

33.   The national savings rate, as measured by the government, has declined to zero, meaning people are spending beyond their income.

34.   The national savings rate has plummeted.

35.   The public had a more intuitive feeling that the deficit subtracted from national savings, which it did.

36.   The third group would impose a small additional payroll tax, which would boost national savings and the future health of the economy.

37.   The two plans are pretty much a wash when it comes to improving national savings.

38.   What Congress has to ask of any plan to reform Social Security is not only that it provide for low-income retirees but also that it boost national savings.

39.   What started as an effort to increase national savings and investment is now a cause lacking any clear economic rationale.

40.   An unprecedented government budget surplus also has increased national savings.