Sun, Apr 20, 2003 - Page 11 News List

US government ignores polarization of rich, poor

By Daniel Altman  /  NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , NEW YORK

Putting everyone into the game could improve economic growth. Still, these ideas do not seem to have filtered down to Washington.

"The top two-thirds of the people in this country are the folks who pay taxes," said Senator Rick Santorum, on a Fox News broadcast in January. "Those are the folks you're going to have to give tax cuts to."

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