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Abdul El-Sayed: “Healthcare is a huge drag on employer side in the first…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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One-on-one with Abdul El-Sayed, who is running to be the Democratic nominee U.S. Senate

Published | Video Starts at 03:11

Right now, every employer is wondering, how can I afford to hire more people? And you're seeing automation take hold. Now, if you automate or offshore your job, you don't actually have to worry about providing healthcare. Healthcare is a huge drag on employer side in the first place. And so it would allow employers the choice to say, well, do we want to add a little bit of healthcare on the top, which I'm not opposed to, or is the plan that's there for everybody something that my employees can benefit from? (03:11–03:15)

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Asserts that healthcare costs are burdensome for employers.

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