But when my uncle was present, I was a 10 year old kid. We spent zero on chronic disease in this country. Zero. Today we spend 4.3 trillion a year and it's about 40 cents out of every tax dollar...is now going to treat chronic disease. chronic disease. And it's unsustainable and it's getting worse every year. Do you find that it falls more on. It's the responsibility of the individual. We're not taking care of ourselves. (44:05–44:14)
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Asserts that 40% of federal tax dollars are spent on treating chronic diseases.
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