Vice President Gore's 168-page report, "Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less," cost taxpayers $4 per copy to print—$3.10 more than the 90 cents allowed for a standard government report. The report arrived late and had to be put out on a rush schedule over the Labor Day weekend, using high gloss paper and two-color printing. Gore's office justified the extra cost—$46,209 in taxpayer dollars—as necessary to create a good first impression. "We printed them in that kind of quality to be user-friendly," said Elaine Kamarck, Gore's senior policy adviser.

Gore has six more aides on the payroll than his predecessor Dan Quayle, plus an executive office staff of 21. The Reinventing Government plan, which recommends cutting 252,000 federal jobs, excludes his own office.

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