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Jon Husted: “We pay to make people unhealthy, and then we pay for the…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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FACE TO FACE with Jack Windsor Ep. 3 U.S. SENATOR JON HUSTED

Published | Video Starts at 39:58

Make people healthier and drive down our costs and drive up our quality of life. Things like that, they're just common sense things that the government does that literally We pay to make people unhealthy, and then we pay for the bills for people who are unhealthy. Like, this is the definition of insanity. Well said. Yeah. It's amazing how when you let the free market operate, it corrects correctly. Yeah. (39:58–40:06)

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Asserts that government subsidies contribute to unhealthy lifestyles and subsequent healthcare costs.

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