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Medicare meets Mephistopheles /

Medicare's devilish details demonstrate its success at encouraging the Seven Deadly Sins -- Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Lust -- and at undermining the virtues of thrift and honesty.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hyman, David A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, ©2006.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Memorandum
  • PART I MEDICARE AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
  • 1. Abandon Hope All Ye Who Read Further
  • 2. Medicare Overview
  • 3. Avarice
  • 4. Gluttony
  • 5. Envy
  • 6. Sloth
  • 7. Lust
  • 8. Anger
  • 9. Vanity
  • 10. Undermining American Virtues
  • 11. The Threat of Exorcism
  • 12. Conclusion
  • PART II EPILOGUE
  • 13. A Sacred Bond between the Generations?
  • APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY
  • APPENDIX B: ACRONYMS
  • APPENDIX C: BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MEDICARE PARTS A8211;D
  • RECOMMENDED READING
  • NOTES
  • INDEX.