I have seen a relentless attack on those in society least able to protect themselves. and I have seen very little standard of fairness when it comes to deficit reduction. I have seen deficit reduction based upon the path of least political resistance. Cut the benefits for those who are weakest -for children. for legal immigrants. for low- and moderateincome people. but when it comes to the subsidies for large oil companies or big insurance companies or some of the multinational corporations. big grain companies. no. they need more by way of benefits. I agree with my colleague from Maryland. I fear. and I think there is every reason to believe this based upon the pronouncements I have heard so far. that when we get to the tax part of this package we will see backloaded cuts. indexing. and cuts In capital gains and estate taxes that will explode the deficit. as we move into the next millennium. at the very time.
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