Question: The other horrifying consequence of a greatly extended life span--Strom Thurmond's ass.
Strom Thurmond's rear end is an awful consequence of longer life spans.

Answer: yes

Question: This loss of benefits has almost certainly precipitated the jump from the long-standing annual average of 300,000 citizenship applications to 1.6 million in 1996.
Citizenship applications rose from an average of 300,000 to 1.6 million in 1996.

Answer: yes

Question: Or, perhaps most striking of all, consider a set piece in which Reich speaks to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Reich will never speak to the National Association of Manufacturers.

Answer:
it is not possible to tell