Medical need is an infinitely expandable concept. There is always one more marginal procedure that can be done. There is no end to the medical and surgical treatments that a technologically sophisticated and advanced society can give to aging bodies. Richard Lamm advanceagingbody share on social
Many seniors understand that Social Security is social insurance as opposed to a program where we put money aside for our own retirement. But most elderly individuals think they're getting their money back. So it isn't selfishness as much as a misunderstanding. Richard Lamm backelderlyindividual share on social
American public policy is run on a myth. Richard Lamm americanmythpolicy Change image and share on social
I think modern societies have to ask a very basic question: What strategies buy the most health for people? Doctors can do so many marvelous things now. They can keep a corpse alive, almost. Richard Lamm alivebasicbuy Change image and share on social
We must recognize that all the civil rights laws in the world are not going to solve the problem of minority underachievement. Ultimately, blacks and Hispanics are going to have to see that their solution is largely in their own hands. Richard Lamm blackcivilhand share on social
I think that retiring the baby boomers is going to be one of the great challenges in America, that you cannot make fiscal sense out of the future of our children without taking on entitlements. Richard Lamm americababyboomer Change image and share on social
We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation. Richard Lamm debtgenerationlive Change image and share on social
The U.S. needs to do more than change presidents. It needs to change its political culture. Richard Lamm changeculturepolitical Change image and share on social
History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Richard Lamm citizenfragilehistory Change image and share on social
A nation has its first obligation to its own workers and its own poor. Richard Lamm nationobligationpoor Change image and share on social
