A Secret Report to the True American Faith Society : Senior Citizens and Their Threat to America

Social Security and Medicare were once lauded as prime examples of America's great compassion and our superiority to other nations. Now the programs are being condemned by the privileged and the greedy as costly entitlements that are leading the country to ruin. Hy Brett's SECRET REPORT is a spoof on how the public, including seniors, might be manipulated to approve of novel legislation that promises to resolve the so-called crisis. Whether a spoof or, maybe, a forecast of things to come, it's a rollicking send-up of powerbrokers and the media, think tanks and politicians! INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR; FOREWORD; SENECA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES; DEDICATED TO; TO THE HONORABLE OFFICERS OF THE TRUE AMERICAN FAITH SOCIETY; MISSION STATEMENT; AN AMERICAN AGENDA FOR THE AGED; A FEW TIMELY THOUGHTS ABOUT LIFE CYCLES; THE PROBLEM; SOME INSPIRATION FOR THE TASK BEFORE US; TOWARD A SOLUTION; PRECONDITIONS FOR CHANGE; INITIATIVES; COMPENSATION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; FRAMING; THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE; THE THREE SCORE AND TEN SOCIETY; THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF GERIATRIC SCENARIOS; CHANNELS OF INFORMATION; OBITER DICTUM; SPOKESPERSONS GRIEF COUNSELINGBELIEF DEVELOPMENT AGENCY; NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES; WEEKENDS WITH SALLY; PAPERBACKS; HAPPIER TRAILS AHEAD; COMPETITIONS; MUSIC; OPERATION HI THERE; MEDIA MATTERS; TELEVISION COMMERCIALS; SLOGAN CONTEST; THE ROMANCE OF SCHEDULED SELF-TERMINATION; PARADES; THE BIG TRAIL; GOING AHEAD DAY; TELETHONS; SOME PERKS AND PRIVILEGES OF GOING AHEAD; THE TIME IS NOW!; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; APPENDIX D; APPENDIX E; APPENDIX F; APPENDIX G; APPENDIX H; SUGGESTED READING