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| September 25, 2006 | Gibson, Tom | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

As a member of the potentially tyrannical elderly, I rise in protest of Kevin Hassett's "The Tyranny of the Retiree" in the last issue. Obviously, my generation is ailing and in the process of dying, and therefore requires more and more medical care. However, we have also been required to invest in the public-health sector of government for many years via Medicare withholding. We continue to subsidize Medicare Part B with monthly payments. When I look at Medicaid in its ...

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