Economics of Aging; Toward a Full Share in Abundance: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, First [and Second] Session[s] April 29, 1969-May 6, 1970, Volumes 1-4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969 - 2000 pages |
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... possible benefits that also reflect rising levels of living . SOCIAL SECURITY TODAY It may be well to spend just a moment reviewing what social security does do today . Starting with coverage of wage and salary workers in industry , it ...
... possible benefits that also reflect rising levels of living . SOCIAL SECURITY TODAY It may be well to spend just a moment reviewing what social security does do today . Starting with coverage of wage and salary workers in industry , it ...
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... possible the realization of the rich potential of the last one - third of life , so fre- quently referred to by the optimistic euphemism , " the golden years " - a designation all too often unjustified by the harsh realities of age ...
... possible the realization of the rich potential of the last one - third of life , so fre- quently referred to by the optimistic euphemism , " the golden years " - a designation all too often unjustified by the harsh realities of age ...
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... possible inflationary impact , or the question that you raised about the question of inflationary impact in case of an increase in social security . As long as the trust fund is col- lecting more contributions than it is paying out in ...
... possible inflationary impact , or the question that you raised about the question of inflationary impact in case of an increase in social security . As long as the trust fund is col- lecting more contributions than it is paying out in ...
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... possible for men and women to come on the rolls at 62 , is actually resulting in a situation which was never anticipated . Many persons coming on the rolls at age 62 , 63 , 64 , are not really the kind of retirees we always thought of ...
... possible for men and women to come on the rolls at 62 , is actually resulting in a situation which was never anticipated . Many persons coming on the rolls at age 62 , 63 , 64 , are not really the kind of retirees we always thought of ...
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... possible benefits payable in the distant future . This problem can be remedied only by relying on general revenues to finance benefits in whole or in part . A number of methods are available for introducing general revenue financing ...
... possible benefits payable in the distant future . This problem can be remedied only by relying on general revenues to finance benefits in whole or in part . A number of methods are available for introducing general revenue financing ...
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adequate Administration on Aging Advisory AFL-CIO age group aged persons amount areas Arne Anderson average beneficiaries Bureau Chairman coinsurance Committee on Aging consumer Consumer Price Index cost coverage disabled drugs early retirement earnings Economics of Aging elderly estimates facilities Federal financing fiscal funds Government health care expenditures health insurance health services hearing hospital income tax increase individual inflation Labor less major Medicaid Medicare ment million National negative income tax nursing home old age older persons ORIOL P/E ratios patients payments payroll tax percent physicians poverty poverty line present problems public assistance question reimbursement retired couple retirement income rising Senator MUSKIE Senior Citizens Social Security Administration social security benefits Source standard of living statement Statistics sumer survey task force tion U.S. Senate welfare widows women workers younger
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Page 447 - Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.
Page 503 - Suitable housing, independently selected, designed and located with reference to special needs and available at costs which older citizens can afford. 4. Full restorative services for those who require institutional care.
Page 63 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for giving me this opportunity to appear before you today.
Page 387 - When it is said that the budget recommended is intended to cover the necessary minimum, 'necessary' is to be given the common interpretation as including what will meet the conventional and social as well as biological needs. It represents what men commonly expect to enjoy, feel that they have lost status and are experiencing privation if they cannot enjoy, and what they insist upon having. Such a budget is not an absolute and unchanging thing. The prevailing judgment...
Page 18 - I don't want to take up too much of the committee's time, but I...
Page 417 - Opportunity for employment with no discriminatory personnel practices because of age. 6. Retirement in health, honor, dignity after years of contribution to the economy.
Page 422 - Room 712, New Post Office Building 433 West Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois 60607...
Page 4 - One of the things we know for certain about any age group is that it has no future. The young become middle-aged and the middle-aged become old, and the old die. Consequently, the support which the middle-aged give to the young can be regarded as the first part of a deferred exchange, which will be consummated when those who are now young become middleaged and support those who are now middle-aged who will then be old. Similarly, the support which the middle-aged give to the old can be regarded as...
Page 732 - ... miles in another direction. Dental care, in an effort to save the few remaining teeth, so that dentures would fit more firmly and food could be more properly chewed required numerous visits to a dentist at still another location. Then a bladder problem developed and prostatic disease was suspected. At about the same period, the patient showed lethargy and confusion, suggesting a mild cerebrovascular accident.
Page 448 - They are intended to include those goods and services that are necessary for a healthful, self-respecting mode of living that allows normal participation in the life of the community in accordance with current American standards.