Transcript for "Next"
NARRATOR: Question—what happens when you promise the same money to two different groups of people? According to the Wall Street Journal, George W. Bush is promising young workers a trillion dollars from Social Security to put in private investments. That would cut Social Security benefits for seniors. Bush is also promising seniors that same trillion for their Social Security checks. So, what happens when Bush promises the same money to young workers and to seniors? Answer: One promise gets broken. Next question: Which one?

Transcript for "Prosperity 2"
GORE: "I think one of the most important things is not to take our strong economy for granted. Keep on the right track with fiscal discipline, keep making the tough decisions. But keep investing in the things that are important for our future. You look at young children and think about how important it is for them to breathe clean air. To give them the best education anywhere in the world. In a time when our health is everything, we've got to have more access to affordable health care. We have to look to the future. We've got to keep our prosperity going."

Transcript for "Word"
NARRATOR: From high unemployment and record deficits, the hard work of America's middle class turned our economy around. We now have record jobs and a record surplus. But George W. Bush has a tax plan that gives the fruits of that hard work to the richest 1 percent. Al Gore gives tax cuts directly to the middle class, while strengthening Social Security, Medicare. Improving education, paying down the nation's debt. Al Gore. Standing up for the people who turned the economy around.

Transcript for "Doesn't Add"
ANNOUNCER: "Eight Nobel laureates, top economic experts in America, have reviewed George W. Bush's plans. Bush promises the same $1 trillion of Social Security to younger workers and the elderly at the same time. He uses the surplus on a tax cut promise, half going to those making over $300,000. Eight Nobel laureates conclude: George W. Bush's promises more than exhaust the surplus, increasing interest rates and the deficit. The Bush plan does not add up.

Transcript for "Myth"
BUSH: "And our state is the—has done the best—provides some of the best education in the nation: not measured by us but measured by the Rand Corporation."

ANNOUNCER: "Now the new Rand study reports the achievement gap for Texas students is widening. There is serious question about the validity of scores on state tests. Texas students do not show the same gains on national tests. The percentage dropping out or failing a grade is increasing. The author concludes: 'The Texas miracle is a myth.' "