Question: All those clever strategies depended on counterparts--on people and institutions who would provide cash now in return for the promise of German bonds, or whatever, later.
The plan called for German bonds to be sold now and paid for down the road.

Answer: no

Question: Table 1 contains some statistics for Italy and the U.S. and for their postal administrations.
Table 1 shows a comparison of Italian and American postal administrations.

Answer: yes

Question: i don't understand why we don't enforce the laws we have
The current laws aren't being enforced.

Answer:
yes