Word: reforms
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...year, but Bush's picture of Big Government Al didn't come into focus until Sept. 28. During a speech in Green Bay, Wis., Bush charged that Gore "has left the vital center of American politics...[and] cast his lot with the old Democratic Party," betraying the reform-minded moderates that Gore helped propel to power in 1992. "The Vice President was seated right behind Bill Clinton at the State of the Union when the President declared, 'The era of Big Government is over,'" Bush said. "Apparently, the message never took...He offers a big federal-spending program to nearly...
...order to stave off the eventual bankruptcy of Medicare and Social Security. He simply maintains that none of it will be necessary, as if wishing makes it so. "The campaign mechanics, with their poll tests and dial meters, don't encourage a robust, full-flowering debate on entitlement reform," says a Gore adviser who is frustrated with the candidate's lack of honesty on the issue. Gore the candidate is trying to get elected; Gore the public official knows the day of reckoning will come. And if it comes sooner than expected--if the economy craters and the surpluses...
...Service to contract with the likes of DHL and Emery Worldwide just to maintain its global reach. Although still delivering 40% of the world's mail, the men and women in blue just can't seem to keep pace. Says Representative John McHugh, a New York Republican, whose postal-reform bill has been stuck in congressional limbo for six years: "The postal system is heading toward a disaster of tremendous consequences...
Unless it undergoes radical reform soon, the days of the U.S. Postal Service are probably numbered. Even its primary market, first-class mail, is expected to shrink 27% over the next decade, representing the loss of an additional $17 billion in revenues. And some analysts warn that deals with private carriers will simply undercut USPS assets, leaving it with little more than its most rural--and least profitable--routes...
Postmaster General Henderson resists even the suggestion that the Postal Service could disappear and has vowed to shake up his mammoth organization. Yet in testimony to Congress last month, he seemed resigned to a fate that is uncertain at best. As he argued for support of the postal-reform bill that has languished in committee for so many years, the USPS veteran fell back on a sentimental plea. He cited statistics showing that 66% of all Americans believe the mail is our most private and secure form of communication. "These findings are a testament to the enduring strength and unique...