By the year 2000, almost 20 percent of our income will be in health care.

No such person would have to spend more than 3.9 percent of income.

In 1929, federal spending was 3 percent of national income.

The tax take also rose, by 2 percent of total income between 1995 and 2000.

Back in the 1960's, we used to save over 8 percent of our income.

Yet if I were to ask whether they could save 20 percent of their income, most would say no.

Working families with private health insurance would pay a low rate - a few percent of income.

He says taxes should take up no more than 25 percent of a person's income.

Americans, by the way, spent 5.67 percent of their income on energy last year, less than the historical average.

But no one would have to pay more than 31.9 percent of his total income in taxes.