Under the new method, the non-Social Security surplus this year is increased by $4.3 billion.

That would mean a non-Social Security surplus of nearly $2 trillion for the decade.

(There is not expected to be a large non-Social Security surplus for two more years).

Before the new projections, there was no non-Social Security surplus next year, meaning any tax cut would not have taken effect until 2001.

The only reason they're proposing not to spend it is that we have a non-Social Security surplus, though much smaller.

Under such a plan, the non-Social Security surplus would total $1.86 trillion over 10 years.

Compare that with the $2.7 trillion Social Security surplus.

The non-Social Security surplus next year would be $1 billion, the administration said, and $2 billion in 2003.

He would then use a large part of the non-Social Security surplus to pay for his plan to cut taxes.

All but $421 million of the bill would be paid for from this year's projected $26 billion non-Social Security surplus.