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Transcript for "Down"
ANNOUNCER:
The facts on George W. Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut promise: Almost half goes to the richest 1 percent. What trickles down? An average of 62 cents a day for most taxpayers. Bush gives almost half to the richest 1 percent, leaving 62 cents to trickle down to us.

Al Gore builds on a foundation of fiscal discipline. Pay down the nation's debt. Protect Social Security and Medicare. A $10,000 a year tax deduction for college tuition. Because the middle class has earned more than trickle down.

Transcript for "Check"
ANNOUNCER: The truth about prescription drugs isn't in this notebook. It's in your checkbook. Bush relies on insurance companies. They now charge $90 a month. Under Gore, $25 a month through Medicare. Under Bush, millions of middle-class seniors not covered. Under Gore, coverage available to all seniors under Medicare. Seniors choose their own doctor. Medigap still available. Under Bush, seniors forced into HMOs and insurance companies. Medicare premiums could rise 47 percent. Get all the facts.

Transcript for "College"
ANNOUNCER: Big corporations get a tax write-off for education or training for their high-paid executives. But for hard-working, middle-class families, you don't get enough help to afford your kids' college tuition. Al Gore understands middle-class families need help. $10,000 of college tuition tax deductible every year to help middle-class families send their kids to college.

GORE: We need help for middle-class families to pay college tuition by making it tax deductible. I'm for a lifelong commitment to education.

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