The political tragedy here is that Republicans have probably squandered their big chance to reform Medicare anytime soon. The prescription drug benefit was the only political carrot they could offer in return for genuine policy reforms. They settled instead for speculative policy changes on a long time fuse that may be swamped by the runaway costs of their new drug entitlement before the reforms ever have a chance work. Was it Barry Goldwater, or perhaps Ronald Reagan, who first said that Republicans had become tax collectors for the welfare state?

Wall Street Journal 사설(Medicare Meltdown)인데요

1. 밑에서 세번째 줄에 a chance work가 무엇인지요. 혹 a chance to work는 아닌지요

2. 마지막 문장은 어감이 두사람이 그립다는 투인지요.

그냥 의문문이지만 막상 우리말로 옮길려니 어투가 잘 안잡힙니다. 조언 부탁드립니다.