July 10, 2007 9:03AM 

# Medicare Meets Mephistopheles: “Damnably Funny” 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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The blogger [David in DC](http://didc.blogspot.com) describes himself as a “Knee-Jerk Bleeding-Heart Liberal-Progressive With a Hyphenation Problem.” He nevertheless offers his praise for [David Hyman’s](https://www.cato.org/people/hyman.html) book *[Medicare Meets Mephistopheles](http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&pid=1441322)*:

> O.K., how often do you suppose you’re gonna get a recommendation from me for a book published by the [Cato Institute](https://www.cato.org) (a libertarian think tank) and denouncing one of the most important legacies of LBJ’s “Great Society” program?…
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> This book has charts, graphs and endnotes. It’s a scholarly work.
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> But it’s also damnably funny.
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> [Check it out](http://www.amazon.com/Medicare-Meets-Mephistopheles-David-Hyman/dp/1930865929).

It’s [a nice review](http://didc.blogspot.com/2007/07/medicare-meets-mephistopheles.html). But I think his mom put him up to it.

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