It also reduces prison overcrowding and taxpayer costs.

Records show the taxpayer cost of the Governor's air travel to Tifton was $2,540.

If they have to go without insurance, the speakers said, taxpayer costs would rise.

They learn more than in classrooms or make-believe clinical law courses, and serve the public interest at no taxpayer cost.

Both of the Conservancy options are planned to be revenue positive for the city and have zero taxpayer cost.

That and the budgetary calculations, leading up to a $39.9 billion taxpayer cost over 10 years, were Mr. Darman's.

Corrections officials expect the ban to improve inmate health, lower taxpayer costs and cut the number of secondhand-smoke lawsuits brought against the department.

The following day the Treasury issued a fact sheet and also indicated that the taxpayer cost would be about $40 billion.

Congressional aides could not predict whether the higher taxpayer cost would cause members of Congress to withdraw some support from the Bush plan.

Mr. Dale said he saw no problem with the way Mr. Darman characterized the taxpayer cost.