James on Facebook asks, if the ACA is slash was so affordable, why does it need taxpayer subsidies? This is an honest question. Yeah, James, let me give you an honest answer. That's the whole idea, is that The problem with health care was the affordability. Right. And the way it was designed, this was before I got to Congress, was working within the current way we provide health care, but providing assistance through tax credits or subsidies for people who couldn't otherwise afford it. (13:07–13:10)
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