When I was a little boy, we are the healthiest people in the world. We spent zero on chronic disease when my uncle was president. Today we spent $4.3 trillion on chronic disease. 48 cents out of every dollar that Americans spend in taxes is going to healthcare. 90% of that is going to chronic disease. Most of these diseases we just didn't have around in the 1960s. (05:20–05:27)
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Asserts that 48% of U.S. tax dollars are spent on healthcare.
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