61.   Bush would not require a cap and would keep the tax deduction intact.

62.   Businesses would lose tax deductions for employee nonretirement benefits and their share of payroll taxes.

63.   But any such wholesale elimination of tax deductions would generate powerful political opposition.

64.   But Democrats counter that those same people have payroll tax deductions and need relief much more than higher income families.

65.   But dealers seeking tax deductions often donate artifacts to curators they sell objects to.

66.   But GOP ranks broke when amendments were approved to cut taxes for married couples and increase health insurance tax deductions for the self-employed.

67.   But most economists and other analysts questioned whether a tax deduction, if approved, would boost attendance.

68.   But now, even middle-class returns can be complicated enough to trigger the calculations and shrink or snuff out many basic tax deductions.

69.   But rather than supporting true public financing, Gore hopes to build an endowment fund on the cheap, by offering tax deductions for contributors.

70.   But tax deductions will be expensive and difficult to target.