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

Published July 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:40

So instead of paying your money to Blue Cross Blue Shield, whose CEO makes a whole lot of money, you're just paying a bit more to fica. And We could also couple it with taxing billionaires their wealth so we have more money coming to the economy to subsidize the rest of us. What would happen is ultimately we pay less for more and more durable health care without having to worry about the lines. (02:40–02:47)

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