The Bush administration has been arguing that its tax-cut proposal, big as it is, would preserve much of the surplus.

That, say conservatives, is why their tax-cut proposals always provide such large benefits to the top 1 or 2 percent of the income distribution.

Republicans in Congress were unable to agree last year on competing tax-cut proposals, with the result that no major tax relief was approved.

Other Republican candidates have responded with tax-cut proposals of their own.

The tax-cut proposal was one of the clear dividing lines in the campaign just ended.

"We are always willing to take a look at additional tax-cut proposals."

If you're relying on the tax-cut proposals Congress is about to take up - don't.

Mr. Bush was trying to garner business support for his tax-cut proposals.

Dole's attempt to talk reality - his tax-cut proposal - has got him nowhere in the polls.

Stock prices added to their 2003 advance last week, helped by President Bush's $674 billion tax-cut proposal.