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Numbers here, and looking at them a little bit this morning, you know, has the u.s. postal service lost its relevancy? >> no. the u.s. postal service is still very important for american economy, and american society. this year we're going to deliver 170 billion pieces of mail and packages. so we are very relevant. very much a part of american society. and economy. >> you know, but, patrick, those numbers are down. i think you hit a high in 2006, about 210 billion and you're expected to be going down to about 150 billion in the next ten years by some estimates. >> that's correct. we had the hi...

The payroll tax, investment tax is the one that's adding up to a loss. >> here's the list, $210 billion from extra investment tax. $364 billion from raising the federal income tax. $105 billion from raising the capital gains tax. $500 billion from phasing out exemptions and deductions and capping them. that adds up to $1.2 trillion, all paid by a thin sliver of people in our society. martha: so what is the likely measure to tax the rest of americans who make up the difference? >> comes back to what we've been talking about for the last few days following an article by charles krauthamme. r, we...

Cost of care has steadily risen, the amount being paid to those doctors has fallen. time and again congress has approved quick payments to keep physicians from bailing out of the program all together. dr. cecil wilson with the american medical association says that's like paying the interest on a credit card debt. the principal owed to the doctors keeps climbing. >> four years ago the cuts were 3%, 4%, now they are 21%, $210 billion to fix it. each year they postpone it makes it even more difficult. >> reporter: the problem is that price tag. $210 billion. if that had been part of the health r...

So in 1992, they came up with a formula that almost every one now calls a mess, because while the cost of care has steadily risen, the amount being paid to those doctors has fallen. time and again, congress has approved quick payments to keep physicians from bailing out of the program all together. dr. cecil wilson with the american medical association says that's like paying the interest on a credit card debt, the principle owed to those doctors keeps climbing. >> four years ago, the cuts were 3 to 4%, could have fixed this with $48 billion. now 21%, $221 billion to fix it. each year they pos...

Each year they postpone it makes it even more difficult. >> the problem is that price tag, $210 billion. if that had been part of the health where he form bill it would have pushed the total tab over a trillion, pushed up the deficit and almost certainly hurt the chances for passage. democrats didn't want any of that. now, they're considering a fix and with a public already nervous over spending. >> the house has passed a measure. the senate, convincing them is one reason dr. wilson was in washington. >> both sides of the aisle, both sides of congress, the administration knows, everybody under...