Tag Archives: AARP
Medicare,The AARP, and Sutton's Law
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 31st August 2009There was a time when Sutton’s law was commonly taught to medical students, but its use has declined as has the notoriety of the bank robber (Willie Sutton) for whom it was named. Sutton is alleged to have said that he robbed banks because that’s where the money is; he denied saying this. It’s meaning…
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Put Them Out to Die
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 3rd August 2009Some American Indian tribes are said to have put very old members of their tribe out in the cold to die when they had reached the point where they could no longer contribute anything productive to the group. The Democrats in the Senate apparently share this approach. Mike Enzi (R, Wyo) introduced an amendment that…
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