Bush Allies May Defect Over Fiscal Proposals
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A64846-2004Dec14?language=printer
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Jonathan Weisman, Page A01
The AARP bulletined its 35 million members last week that President
Bush's plan to make personal investment accounts part of Social
Security was the "wrong direction" and would "make the problem worse."
The National Retail Federation has cautioned lawmakers that a national
sales tax would hurt the economy. And health lobbyists have begged the
White House to retain tax breaks for health insurance.
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