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Graham Platner: “Small rural states, we don't have the money.”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 54:31

Yeah. And then they failed at implementation. Right. Well, one is because it needs to be a national policy. Yes, yes. I mean like, like especially Small rural states, we don't have the money. Right. I mean it's in many ways we're talking about building a national risk pool. And the more people you have in a risk pool, the more effective your, I mean your insurance is, which is really. (54:31–54:34)

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Asserts that small rural states lack the financial resources to implement Medicare for All independently.

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