Gary Bauer on Budget & Economy

2000 Republican Primary Candidate for President

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: 2000 National Political Awareness Test , 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: 2000 National Political Awareness Test , Jan 13, 2000

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

Defense
Federal debt reduction
Medicare
Social Security
Tax cuts

Education

Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test , Jan 13, 2000

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