Gary Bauer on Budget & Economy

More $ for defense & police; less $ for welfare & arts

Slightly Increase Funding
- Defense
- Law enforcement
- NASA
- National Parks
Maintain Funding Status
- Agricultural programs
- Education
- Medical research
- Scientific research
- Transportation and Highway Infrastructure
Slightly Decrease Funding
- Environmental programs
- International aid
- Welfare
Eliminate Funding
- Arts funding

Source: Vote-Smart.org 2000 NPAT Jan 13, 2000

Support balanced budget spending limits

Bauer indicates that he would support enforcing the spending limits agreed to in 1997 by the President and Congress to balance the budget. Source: Vote-Smart.org 2000 NPAT Jan 13, 2000

Spend surplus on defense, debt, & Medicare; not education

Defense
Federal debt reduction
Medicare
Social Security
Tax cuts

Education

Source: Vote-Smart.org 2000 NPAT Jan 13, 2000

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