So we pay two to three times more for healthcare per capita than any of the industrialized countries. And we have the sickest population. We have the highest chronic disease burden. Our kids are, you know, are sick. 77% of American teens can't qualify for military service because of obesity or autoimmune diseases or other chronic diseases. We spend now, when my uncle was president, I was a 10 year old boy. We spent zero on chronic disease and now we spend 4.3 trillion a year and it's the fastest growing budget item. (00:31–00:43)
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