Premise:
"The Commission solicited written comments from the public and held two public hearings duly noticed in the Federal Register."
Hypothesis: The public was never consulted.

no

Premise:
"Why should a ruling elite give up power because the gross national product is declining or because the country is falling behind technologically?"
Hypothesis: If the GDP is declining, the ruling elite do not need to give up power.

yes

Premise:
"In the age of possibility that beckons, one thing that apparently will not be possible is a policy that imposes a fiscal burden on this group."
Hypothesis: It looks like these people won't implement a policy that places financial demands on themselves.
it is not possible to tell