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Rick Scott: “Government has caused food prices to go up, housing prices…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Rick Scott: I grew up in public housing and know how to fix Obamacare

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People grow up to be independent. We all loved our parents, but we didn't like being told what to do. I don't need. None of us want more government. We know that Government has caused food prices to go up, housing prices to go up, car prices to go up, and health care prices to go up. It's not more government. We need less government, more opportunity. But, but Mamdani wants to literally eliminate private housing. He calls it decommodifying. That's Marxist jargon for removing the value out of an asset. (01:02–01:09)

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Asserts that government actions have led to increased prices in food, housing, cars, and health care.

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