Subject: File No. S7-09-00

Date:    04/25/2000 8:48 AM
     
     
The SEC proposal of calculating income taxes by using the highest tax 
bracket (39.6%) and requiring this info be provided to investors  --- 
while not too helpful to me as a much lower tax bracket investor --- is, 
never the less, a most helpful one.  
     
As an individual who raised 4 children with little financial support from 
their father and is now a 66 year old woman who relies on Social Security 
benefits and a relatively small portfolio, having companies required to 
provide tax info is critical to my being able to budget for these "hits" 
and make intelligent buying decisions that meet my financial means. 
     
Thank you for any support  you can give.
Frances M. Bryant  - 1807 Paddock Ct. - Grayslake, IL 60030-9319