"By default, we have created a "system" of nursing-home care for the aged in which middle-class people pay exorbitant rates to for-profit nursing-home entrepreneurs - and then when private resources are consumed and the patient qualifies as a pauper, the nursing home begins billing Medicaid. This is precisely the antithesis of social citizenship; instead of the poor being accorded the dignity associated with the middle class, equality of treatment is achieved by making the middle class undergo pauperization."

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Source : "The Economic Illusion". Book by Robert Kuttner, 1984.

Robert Kuttner

#Home Quotes #Nursing Quotes #Class Quotes

“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.”
“God's mercy on you degenerate swine.”
“For what can be imagined more beautiful than the sight of a perfectly just city rejoicing in justice alone.”
“Know that there is so much more to you than your body. It's not just about perfecting the steps; you must trust your instincts to tell deep, emotional stories through the steps that you are performing.”
“We could've done this anywhere, but I wanted you to see me, to see this," he said, gesturing at the room. "I wanted you to know where I come from, what I am under the choices I make.”
“Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.”
“Loving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge of your behavior.”

Source : "Living legend: Ba Jin". "News Guangdong", November 26, 2003.
“Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go.”

Source : "LatinoBuzz: An Interview with Lemon Andersen" by Juan Caceres, www.indiewire.com. October 3, 2012.

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