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They sponsored evidence challenging the need for a cushion so substantially above and beyond the Postal Service's own best estimate of future increases in the cost of collecting, processing and delivering the mail.
The political answer to this, which many progressive supporters of free trade have endorsed, is a combination of aggressive free trade coupled with programs aimed to cushion and compensate for the social dislocations which free trade causes.
The story features an anecdote purporting to show how Rehnquist punctures posturing lawyers, in which the pin cushion part is assigned to Kenneth Starr.
The purpose of assistance by the IMF and foreign governments is to cushion that transition and help Korea get to its postcrisis condition.
Also, other nations have decided that the potential risks of political interference can be managed and are outweighed by what those nations perceive as the risk of failing to save for the future or provide a cushion for contingencies.