“It wasn't government that gave us nearly 50 million uninsured Americans and denials for pre-existing conditions. It wasn't government that gave us the yearly and lifetime caps on insurance coverage that have sent so many people into bankruptcy when they've faced a serious illness or accident... It wasn't government that gave us a system in which the gap between what we spend and what we get is so enormous. It was the free market.” PeopleGovernmentMillionsConditionsSeriousLifetimeIllnessAccidentsEnormousDenialGapsFree MarketCapsCoverageBankruptcySerious Illness Author:Paul Waldman
“And were in the middle of a perfect storm. These days, government social services are being bad-mouthed and defunded. The non-profit world is looking more and more like the for-profit world. The growing gap between rich and poor makes most of us very anxious about where we stand.” WorldGovernmentSocialPerfectPoorRichGrowingMiddleProfitStormThese DaysGapsAnxiousRich And PoorSocial ServiceNon ProfitBeing BadPerfect Storm Author:Arlie Russell Hochschild
“My government is going to deal with all forms of corruption. White-collar corruption will be high on the list and we are going to plug all gaps that are being used by corrupt leaders (and) business people.” PeopleGovernmentFormUsedWhiteDealsLeaderCorruptionListsGapsCollarsPlugsWhite Collar Author:Jakaya Kikwete
“Perhaps the place to start looking for a credibility gap is not in the offices of the Government in Washington but in the studios of the networks in New York!” GovernmentNew YorkOfficeStudiosGapsCredibility Book:Frankly speaking: a collection of extraordinary speeches Source: Frankly speaking: a collection of extraordinary speeches
“Although a government study found that men's health was much worse than women's health or the health of any minority group, headlines around the country read: 'Minorities Face Large Health Care Gap.' They did not say: 'Men Face Large Health Care Gap.' Why? Because we associate the sacrifice of men's lives with the saving of the rest of us, and this association leads us to carry in our unconscious an incentive not to care about men living longer.” MenCountryGovernmentCareFacesFoundStudySacrificeGroupsSavingHealth CareUnconsciousMinoritiesGapsAssociationAssociatesIncentivesHeadlinesMinority GroupsWomen's Health Author:Warren Farrell
“The program grew out of a desire to address a gap identified after 9/11 ... The program does not involve the NSA examining the phone records of ordinary Americans. Rather, it consolidates these records into a database that the government can query if it has a specific lead - phone records that the companies already retain for business purposes.” IfsDoeGovernmentDesirePurposeCompanyRecordsGrewOrdinaryProgramPhonesAddressesGapsNsaExaminingDatabasesQueries Author:Barack Obama