Original sentence: " It also seems that Laffer did not understand the the United States Postal Service is an independent agency, and not run by the U.In an CNN appearance on August 4, 2009 arguing against Democrats' proposals to reform healthcare, Laffer apparently forgot that Medicare and Medicaid are government programs when he said, "If you like the Post Office and the Department of Motor Vehicles and you think they're run well, just wait till you see Medicare, Medicaid and health care done by the government