That "would slam the door shut on lower capital gain rates for thousands of middle-income and affluent families, " says Onink.
He wonders whether future plans to slash defence spending or to axe child-benefit payments for more affluent families will be carried out, as polling day nears.
But then most come from affluent families whose parents are clearly committed to supporting their children's education (otherwise they would not be paying so dearly for it).
Vouchers, it has been argued, would allow parents to take their children out of an environment of deprivation and send them to private schools used by more affluent families.
Even in states such as Connecticut or California where advocates have succeeded in getting judicial orders to reduce funding disparities, the basic fact that people attend schools locally and affluent families want to live near good ones remains.
The programs aim to identify students with high ability, group them together and tailor instruction to their level, but the program has also been criticized as unfairly favoring affluent families and enrolling disproportionate numbers of white and Asian children.
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The children of affluent families, on the other hand, can afford to live in the most expensive cities in the U.S., such as New York and Washington, making contacts, building their resumes, and sometimes even learning skills, while their parents pay for their room and board, travel and entertainment.
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Remember, these are families affluent enough to pay an independent educational consultant.
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As the region grows ever more affluent, more and more families are expected to invest in the machine.
Just northwest of the downtown core, the affluent Tarrytown neighbourhood attracts government workers and families, drawn to the historic housing stock and parkland on the shores of Lake Austin.
At my firm, we serve affluent high-net-worth individuals, families and businesses with financial planning, asset management and private equity services.
Prove you'll fight as hard for tax cuts for working families as for oil companies and most affluent Americans.
Research indicates that children in families receiving welfare hear less than one-third the number of words per hour as children from more affluent backgrounds and will turn four having heard 32 million fewer words than children from professional families.
Families at the bottom cannot help but compare their living standards with those of the relatively affluent majority.
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