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1032244
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b786614
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Santow, Leonard Jay.
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Social security and the middle-class squeeze : : fact and fiction about America's entitlement programs /\ Leonard J. Santow and Mark E. Santow ; foreword byHenry Kaufman.
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger Publishers,, ©2005.
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1 online resource (xiii, 216 pages)
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0275988813
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: 0313056080
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: 9780275988814
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: 9780313056086
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0275988813
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0313361894
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9780313361890
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
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| Contents
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A practitioner and a historian combine ideas -- Government and the promise of American life -- The middle class and the American dream -- Explaining and analyzing are not enough -- New ways to look at social security, Medicare and Medicaid -- Misconceptions and myths about social security -- Government cannot legislate investment success -- Big budget deficits--not good for stocks and privatization -- Let's talk politics -- Forecasting by the trustees--flaws and recommendations -- Social security around the world -- Some parting thoughts.
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At the outset of his second term, President Bush's proposal to partially privatize Social Security has touched off a debate of enormous proportion. Disentangling the rhetoric and hyperbole from fact is essential for anyone trying to evaluate the potential merits or pitfalls of the plan. Leonard and Mark Santow--a father-and-son team who integrate two different political viewpoints (fiscally conservative and socially liberal, respectively)--offer specific recommendations for improving Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in socially responsible ways that relieve some of the stress on the middl.
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Entitlement spending-- United States.
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Medicaid.
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Medicare.
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Middle class-- United States-- Economic conditions.
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Social security-- United States.
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Assurance maladie personne âgée.
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Classes moyennes-- États-Unis-- Conditions sociales.
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Entitlement spending.
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Medicaid (USA)
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Medicaid.
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Medicare.
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Middle class-- Economic conditions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Security.
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Politique sanitaire-- États-Unis.
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Sécurité sociale-- États-Unis.
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Social security.
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Medizinische Versorgung.
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Mittelstand.
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Sozialversicherung.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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368.4/3/00973
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HD7125.S26 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Santow, Mark E.,1967-
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