21. Debtors whose income is below the state's median income are not subject to the means test . 22. Means tests should be part of the compact.23. The bill would impose a means test to determine whether you could wipe your slate clean. 24. Children would have to pass a means test before being given permission to take over their parents'flats. 25. "It's not a means test , " Furman said . " Everyone would get Social Security benefits ." 26. House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt opposes the means test , as does the American Association of Retired Persons. 27. This creates a means test " safe harbor " for debtors below the state's median income figure. 28. No surprise there : Journalists impose an unsubtle means test on the men and women they cover. 29. If the debtor s income exceeds the median income, then the debtor must apply the means test . 30. Senate leaders dropped an earlier proposal to enforce the means test by increasing the Medicare deductible for doctors'services.