Aging in AmericaOlivia J. Smith H.W. Wilson, 2000 - 190 Seiten Presents more than twenty articles and book excerpts on various topics related to aging Americans, including the aging of the Baby Boomers, elder care, retirement, aging workers, government involvement, American perceptions of aging, and new possibilities for the aged. |
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... Medicare . It does mean refashioning these programs . Since we live longer and are healthier , retirement ages should be raised to 68 , and perhaps to 70. Since the old are wealthier , we should reduce benefits for the well - to - do ...
... Medicare . It does mean refashioning these programs . Since we live longer and are healthier , retirement ages should be raised to 68 , and perhaps to 70. Since the old are wealthier , we should reduce benefits for the well - to - do ...
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... Medicare . Almost everyone feels sympathy toward the old . With luck , we all expect to become old ; and today's old are usually someone's parents or grandparents . This general feeling of goodwill has insulated Social Security and Medicare ...
... Medicare . Almost everyone feels sympathy toward the old . With luck , we all expect to become old ; and today's old are usually someone's parents or grandparents . This general feeling of goodwill has insulated Social Security and Medicare ...
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... Medicare anticipated that they were creating pro- grams that would transfer huge amounts from a less economically secure group to a more economically secure group . But these pro- grams have succeeded so spectacularly - and the well ...
... Medicare anticipated that they were creating pro- grams that would transfer huge amounts from a less economically secure group to a more economically secure group . But these pro- grams have succeeded so spectacularly - and the well ...
Inhalt
Editors Introduction | 3 |
The Virtues of Aging | 157 |
Bibliography | 175 |
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