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This reads as an argument that social support keeps old age from collapsing into mass poverty. It can be taken to mean that public systems are not abstract policy, but a practical shield for people who have little room to absorb loss, and it lands in debates about what happens when that shield is weakened.
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About Michael Moore
American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author
Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for documentaries and other work that approach social, political, and economic issues from a progressive point of view. He first came to wider attention with his debut documentary, Roger & Me, which won awards. The film takes a sharp look at the collapse of the automotive industry in 1980s Flint and Detroit.
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Books by Michael Moore
Dude, where's my country?
2003
Downsize This!
1996
Here Comes Trouble
2011
The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader
2005
Will they ever trust us again?
2004