The POLITICS of PROSPERITY. (cover story)

Focuses on the effect that the thriving economy of the United States has on the 2000 presidential campaign. Doctrine reshaped by the major political parties to appeal to prosperous workers; Differences between the spending policy of candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore; Debate over how to use the surplus projected by the Congressional Budget Office; Reformist ideas which are being embraced by Bush and Gore; Agreement that the government has a role in extending prosperity to more citizens.