But soaring spending is unnecessary to assure that America's armed forces remain strong, decently paid and appropriately equipped for the battlefields of the 21st century.

I fully accept that more staff are needed, decently paid and respected.

The teachers, earning about $230 a month, are decently paid by Indian standards.

Yes it takes decently paid jobs and an economic stake in society.

If officers are decently paid and well treated, and ours are, I don't think the question will arise.

Teachers were well trained and decently paid, and there was a teacher for every five youngsters.

It is investment in decently paid jobs that generates income, and thus the tax revenues to pay for credit or borrowed money, not the other way round.

Foreign workers were usually decently paid in a tax-free environment.

This is why they deserve to be paid decently (if not extravagantly).

Also, a significant ingredient is missing from the Bush plan; the presence of a qualified, decently paid teacher.