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GOVERNOR BUSH LAYS OUT AGENDA FOR AMERICAS 'RISING GENERATION'

America's Rising Generation will get help paying for college

Today, while campaigning in Detroit, Michigan, Governor Bush laid out part of his agenda for America's "Rising Generation" -- making college more affordable.

George W. Bush will make college more affordable and accessible by providing approximately $7 billion in new funding to expand access to college to the neediest students. His proposal will also better prepare students for college and help families save for a college education.

As President, Governor Bush will:

  • Fully fund the Pell grant program for first-year students by increasing the maximum grant amount to $5,100 from its current level of $3,300
  • Establish a $1.5 billion "College Challenge" Grant
  • Grant complete tax exemption to all qualified pre-paid and tuition savings plans and extend coverage to independent prepaid tuition plans.
  • Expand Education Savings Accounts.
  • Offer Enhanced Pell Grants to Students Who Take Rigorous Math and Science Courses in High School.

    Now that the debates are over voters of all generations will choose a candidate, Governor Bush, who will give all Americans tax relief and maintain America's current prosperity OR they will choose a candidate, Al Gore, who will create a more complicated tax code and a bigger government. An example of how difficult it would be to qualify for a tax cut was illustrated at Tuesday night's debate....

    A single woman with no dependents asked the candidates how their tax proposals would affect her. In response, Al Gore said "if you" eight times in 90-seconds and at one point, assumed the single woman was married in trying to explain how his plan would help her.

    Gore's "Iffy" Tax Cut Plans
    QUESTION: How will your tax proposals affect me as a middle class 34-year-old single person with no dependents?

    GORE: "If you make less than $60,000 a year and you decide to invest $1,000 in a savings account, you'll get a tax credit which means in essence that the federal government will match your $1,000 with another $1,000. If you make less than $30,000 a year and you put $500 in a savings account, the federal government will match it with $1,500. If you make more than $60,000, up to a $100,000, you'll still get a match, but not as generous. You will get access to lifelong learning and education, help with tuition, if you want to get a new skill or training. If you want to purchase health insurance, you will get help with that. If you want to participate in some of the dynamic changes that are going on in our country, you will get specific help in doing that.

    "If you are part of the bottom 20 percent or so of wage earners, then you will get an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit. Now, the tax relief that I propose is directed specifically at middle income individuals and families. And if you have an elderly parent or grandparent, who needs long-term care, then you will get help with that -- a $3,000 tax credit to help your expenses in taking care of a loved one who needs long-term care."

      (10/19/00)
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