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Abdul El-Sayed: “One of every five dollars we spend in the economy is spent…”

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 02:06

And to that point, how will that be funded? Yeah, we pay for it already. I just want you to understand this. One of every five dollars we spend in the economy is spent on health care. And that all comes from our back pockets or our employers. We would fund it the same exact way we fund it. But here's the difference. (02:06–02:12)

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Asserts that 20% of economic spending is on healthcare.

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